Washington Wizards 108, Phoenix Suns 112 — Recap

December 17, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Washington Wizards 108, Phoenix Suns 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 WAS 29-21 PHX; Q2 WAS 29-25 PHX; Q3 WAS 31-35 PHX; Q4 WAS 19-31 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists on 11-of-24 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-24 shooting; Daniel Gafford (WAS) 26 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists on 10-of-13 shooting; Tyus Jones (WAS) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Kyle Kuzma (WAS) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-22 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-24 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

27 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 10-24 FG

Scoring · WAS

Daniel Gafford

26 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 10-13 FG

Season highs

Daniel Gafford · Season-high 26 pointsDaniel Gafford · Season-high 17 rebounds

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
WAS	29	29	31	19		108
PHX	21	25	35	31		112

🧮 How They Scored

WASPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.9%Effective FG%47.7%

9.5%Turnover %13.2%

19.0%Offensive rebound %26.2%

0.169Free-throw rate0.326

Box Score

Washington Wizards

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tyus Jones G	39	22	4	11	6	1	1	9-15	4-6	—	+6
Daniel Gafford F	35	26	17	3	—	2	1	10-13	—	6-7	+4
Kyle Kuzma F	34	17	7	2	—	2	2	7-22	3-13	0-2	—
Jordan Poole G	32	14	4	4	1	—	4	5-17	2-9	2-2	+4
Deni Avdija F	32	7	6	2	—	—	2	2-6	0-1	3-4	+7
Corey Kispert F	25	6	—	1	—	1	—	2-9	2-7	—	-16
Bilal Coulibaly G	20	6	1	1	—	—	—	2-7	2-6	—	-11

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	41	27	4	8	1	1	5	10-24	3-11	4-5	+2
Kevin Durant F	35	28	5	5	1	1	2	11-24	0-2	6-9	-2
Grayson Allen G	33	11	4	3	2	2	1	2-8	1-6	6-6	-4
Eric Gordon G	30	13	2	1	1	—	1	5-9	2-6	1-2	+12
Jusuf Nurkic C	30	6	17	5	1	1	2	2-7	0-1	2-4	-6
Jordan Goodwin G	20	6	8	6	—	—	2	3-7	0-3	—	+17
Drew Eubanks F	17	12	5	—	1	1	2	5-7	—	2-2	+10

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Daniel Gafford	Bench	35	26	80.8	19.5	+6.6	22.5
Tyus Jones	Bench	39	22	73.3	16.8	+4.5	22.3
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	34	17	37.2	30.1	+3.0	1.0
Jordan Poole	Bench	32	14	39.1	26.2	+4.0	2.2
Deni Avdija	Bench	32	7	45.1	12.7	+11.4	2.2
Corey Kispert	Bench	25	6	33.3	15.8	-36.2	-1.6
Bilal Coulibaly	Bench	20	6	42.9	15.6	-23.5	0.0
Anthony Gill	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	35	28	50.1	31.9	-2.6	12.6
Devin Booker	Bench	41	27	51.5	28.0	+1.1	9.6
Eric Gordon	Bench	30	13	65.8	14.7	+18.8	10.4
Drew Eubanks	Bench	17	12	76.1	23.3	+22.4	19.0
Grayson Allen	Bench	33	11	51.7	13.6	-5.4	8.1
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	30	6	34.2	13.8	-12.1	11.3
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	20	6	42.9	17.6	+36.3	13.2