⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-8Q126-35
-1Q224-26
-3Q320-24
-14Q423-38
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 25-11 off them- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
16Assists36
11Points off turnovers25
19Free throws made11
17Offensive rebounds10
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 36 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
