⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+5Q124-19
-4Q222-26
-4Q321-25
-7Q419-27
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 18-9 off them
Key battles
9Points off turnovers18
20Turnovers12
7Offensive rebounds12
16Free throws made11
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
