Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns

Dec 17, 2023

FINAL

4-21WashingtonWizards

108

14-12PhoenixSuns

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WAS	29	29	31	19	108
PHX	21	25	35	31	112

Game Recap

The Suns overcame a 16-point deficit from late in the second quarter, outscored Washington 31-19 in the fourth quarter, and defeated the Wizards, 112-108. Kevin Durant (28 points, five rebounds, five assists) and Devin Booker (27 points, eight assists) led Phoenix as they received 35 points from their non-starters. Daniel Gafford led Washington with a career-high 26 points along with 17 rebounds while Tyus Jones added 22 points and 11 assists. Phoenix snaps a 2-game skid and improves to 14-12 as the Wizards fall to 4-21.

Player Stats

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Deni AvdijaSF	31	2-6	0-1	3-4	6	2	0	0	2	5	+7	7
33Kyle KuzmaPF	34	7-22	3-13	0-2	7	2	0	2	2	6	0	17
21Daniel GaffordC	35	10-13	0-0	6-7	17	3	0	2	1	4	+4	26
13Jordan PooleSG	31	5-17	2-9	2-2	4	4	1	0	4	4	+4	14
5Tyus JonesPG	38	9-15	4-6	0-0	4	11	6	1	1	0	+6	22
0Bilal Coulibaly	20	2-7	2-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	-11	6
24Corey Kispert	25	2-9	2-7	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	2	-16	6
88Danilo Gallinari	12	1-2	1-2	3-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	-10	6
35Mike Muscala	10	1-4	0-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	-4	4
97Eugene Omoruyi	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16Anthony Gill	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Jules Bernard	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jared Butler	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9541.1%	14-4630.4%	16-2080.0%	44	24	8	6	10	25	-	108

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Nassir LittleSF	23	2-3	1-2	0-0	7	1	0	0	1	2	-9	5
35Kevin DurantPF	34	11-24	0-2	6-9	5	5	1	1	2	1	-2	28
20Jusuf NurkicC	30	2-7	0-1	2-4	17	5	1	1	2	5	-6	6
8Grayson AllenSG	33	2-8	1-6	6-6	4	3	2	2	1	2	-4	11
1Devin BookerPG	41	10-24	3-11	4-5	4	8	1	1	5	4	+2	27
23Eric Gordon	30	5-9	2-6	1-2	2	1	1	0	1	0	+12	13
0Jordan Goodwin	20	3-7	0-3	0-0	8	6	0	0	2	2	+17	6
14Drew Eubanks	17	5-7	0-0	2-2	5	0	1	1	2	0	+10	12
4Chimezie Metu	9	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	4
21Keita Bates-Diop	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Yuta Watanabe	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	41-9045.6%	7-3122.6%	23-3076.7%	54	29	8	6	17	16	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterWASPHX

(11:58) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Gafford: Tip to Booker
+2 (11:46) Allen 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
02
(11:28) MISS Kuzma 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:24) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:23) Booker Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:13) MISS Jones 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:10) Little REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) MISS Durant 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:59) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:54) MISS Kuzma 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(10:50) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) MISS Little 3PT Jump Shot
(10:39) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:24) Poole 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
32
+2 (10:12) Durant 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
34
+3 (9:52) Jones 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gafford 1 AST)
64
(9:37) Avdija P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
+3 (9:31) Booker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
67
(9:27) SUNS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(9:07) MISS Kuzma 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:07) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:59) Little REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:58) MISS Booker 7' Running Layup
(8:58) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:58) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:50) Kuzma 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
97
(8:36) MISS Nurkic 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:35) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:31) Avdija 4' Running Layup (2 PTS)
117
(8:16) MISS Durant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:13) Little REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:12) Durant 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Little 1 AST)
119
+2 (7:59) Gafford 7' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
139
(7:44) MISS Durant 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:41) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:39) MISS Allen 3PT Jump Shot
(7:36) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:29) Kuzma Driving Layup (5 PTS)
159
(7:29) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:08) MISS Booker 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:04) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (6:55) Poole 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Gafford 2 AST)
179
(6:45) MISS Allen 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:40) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:34) MISS Avdija 5' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:32) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:32) Gafford Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
199
(6:22) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:22) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:18) Jones 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
219
(6:11) MISS Durant 15' Jump Shot
(6:09) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:05) MISS Poole 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:00) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:56) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:54) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:44) MISS Kuzma 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:41) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:36) Durant 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
2111
(5:26) Jones Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:26) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(5:24) Durant Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:12) Avdija Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:12) Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:05) Durant 1' Running Dunk (8 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2113
(4:43) Booker P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
(4:34) Kuzma Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:34) Durant STEAL (1 STL)
(4:28) Gafford S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Collins)
(4:28) MISS Durant Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:28) SUNS Rebound
+1 (4:28) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2114
(4:20) Kuzma Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (D.Collins)
(4:20) Kuzma Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:00) MISS Allen 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:57) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:44) MISS Kuzma 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:41) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:38) Coulibaly P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Collins)
(3:33) MISS Allen 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:30) Eubanks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:30) MISS Eubanks Tip Layup Shot
(3:30) SUNS Rebound
+3 (3:21) Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
2117
+2 (3:00) Jones 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2317
+2 (2:36) Durant 12' Fadeaway Bank Shot (11 PTS) (Goodwin 1 AST)
2319
(2:16) SUNS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Eubanks ) (T.Ford)
(2:16) Wizards Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:16) Gallinari Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
2419
(2:07) MISS Coulibaly 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) SUNS Rebound
(1:52) Eubanks Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:31) MISS Muscala 3PT Jump Shot
(1:28) Metu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:19) Gordon 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
2421
+3 (1:02) Coulibaly 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
2721
(0:49) Goodwin Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:49) Poole STEAL (1 STL)
(0:43) Durant S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Collins)
+1 (0:43) Muscala Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2821
+1 (0:43) Muscala Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2921
(0:26) MISS Eubanks 4' Hook Shot
(0:23) Muscala REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:02) MISS Coulibaly 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Muscala REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Muscala 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:00) Wizards Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

WAS

PHX

108Points112

39-95(41.1%)Field Goal(%)41-90(45.6%)

14-46(30.4%)3-Point(%)7-31(22.6%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)23-30(76.7%)

44(10)Rebounds(Offensive)54(13)

24Assists29

8Steals8

6Blocks6

10Turnovers17

25Fouls16

46Pts In The Paint50

11Fast Break Pts17

19Pts Off Turnovers9

22Bench Pts35

16Largest Lead8

Game Details

Sunday, December 17, 2023 · 8:00 PM

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