⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-2Q127-25
0Q218-16
+18Q334-21
-4Q430-30
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
Key battles
20Free throws made12
15Points off turnovers23
4Blocks2
52%Shooting from the field40%
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
