Phoenix Suns 102, Washington Wizards 127 — Recap

December 28, 2022 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 102, Washington Wizards 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 21-36 WAS; Q2 PHX 34-28 WAS; Q3 PHX 29-29 WAS; Q4 PHX 18-34 WAS.

Top performers (box score): Deandre Ayton (PHX) 31 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 14-of-22 shooting; Rui Hachimura (WAS) 30 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-13 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (WAS) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Kyle Kuzma (WAS) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Deandre Ayton

31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 14-22 FG

Scoring · WAS

Rui Hachimura

30 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 11-13 FG

Scoring · WAS

Kristaps Porzingis

22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 8-15 FG

Season highs

Deandre Ayton · Season-high 31 pointsRui Hachimura · Season-high 30 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
PHX	21	34	29	18		102
WAS	36	28	29	34		127

🧮 How They Scored

PHXWAS

28Points in the paint60

10Fast-break points14

16Second-chance points15

14Points off turnovers16

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.3%Effective FG%62.2%

10.5%Turnover %11.3%

24.4%Offensive rebound %38.7%

0.184Free-throw rate0.341

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	40	17	4	5	2	1	0	6-15	3-6	2-2	-7
Deandre Ayton C	36	31	7	3	2	0	2	14-22	1-1	2-2	-6
Chris Paul G	32	20	2	6	2	2	4	8-15	3-6	1-2	-15
Torrey Craig F	29	5	5	0	0	0	2	2-6	1-3	0-0	-15
Damion Lee G	25	8	2	4	0	0	1	2-6	1-3	3-4	-11
Josh Okogie G	21	3	4	2	0	1	1	1-4	1-3	0-0	-18
Duane Washington Jr. G	17	10	2	2	1	0	0	4-12	1-4	1-2	-10
Jock Landale C	16	5	2	2	0	0	1	1-2	1-2	2-2	-18
Ish Wainright F	13	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	-13
Bismack Biyombo C	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-2	-7
Dario Saric F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-5

Washington Wizards

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kyle Kuzma F	36	22	5	7	1	0	1	8-17	2-4	4-4	+34
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	34	22	6	2	1	1	3	8-15	2-6	4-4	+23
Monte Morris G	31	12	6	8	0	0	0	4-8	1-2	3-3	+10
Rui Hachimura F	28	30	5	1	0	1	0	11-13	1-2	7-8	+19
Corey Kispert F	28	7	1	1	1	0	1	2-6	1-5	2-3	0
Deni Avdija F	27	8	7	2	0	0	3	3-5	1-3	1-2	+16
Daniel Gafford F	25	14	8	1	0	3	1	6-7	0-0	2-2	+7
Delon Wright G	15	3	1	3	3	0	2	1-3	0-2	1-1	+14
Taj Gibson F	10	7	2	1	1	1	1	3-5	0-1	1-1	-2
Johnny Davis G	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	+1
Vernon Carey Jr. F-C	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Jordan Goodwin G	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+1
Anthony Gill F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Deandre Ayton	Bench	36	31	67.7	31.6	-3.5	15.4
Chris Paul	Bench	32	20	63.0	28.6	-23.3	11.0
Mikal Bridges	Bench	40	17	53.5	18.0	-6.2	9.5
Duane Washington Jr.	Bench	17	10	38.8	31.7	-25.3	6.8
Damion Lee	Bench	25	8	51.5	14.5	-17.1	3.8
Jock Landale	Bench	16	5	86.8	10.8	-62.5	4.6
Torrey Craig	Bench	29	5	41.7	12.5	-23.1	0.8
Josh Okogie	Bench	21	3	37.5	10.9	-44.5	6.8
Ish Wainright	Bench	13	3	50.0	10.7	-45.8	-1.8
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	8	0	0.0	11.1	-45.4	-10.9
Dario Saric	Bench	3	0	0.0	20.0	-96.7	-15.4

Washington WizardsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Rui Hachimura	Bench	28	30	90.8	25.4	+35.2	23.4
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	36	22	58.6	24.4	+47.2	15.2
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	34	22	65.6	26.4	+36.5	12.7
Daniel Gafford	Bench	25	14	88.8	15.3	+11.7	14.4
Monte Morris	Bench	31	12	64.4	13.0	+17.5	13.8
Deni Avdija	Bench	27	8	68.0	14.1	+30.2	7.1
Corey Kispert	Bench	28	7	47.8	13.6	-2.4	3.3
Taj Gibson	Bench	10	7	64.3	26.1	-18.4	14.3
Delon Wright	Bench	15	3	43.6	14.3	+43.8	7.0
Johnny Davis	Bench	2	2	50.0	40.0	+25.0	300.0
Anthony Gill	Bench	2	0	0.0	0.0	+25.0	0.0
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	2	0	0.0	20.0	+25.0	-250.0
Vernon Carey Jr.	Bench	2	0	0.0	0.0	+25.0	300.0
Will Barton	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0