⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-9Q122-27
+5Q227-19
-11Q319-31
+12Q423-14
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 32 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- They shot well above their usual, six of ten from three
Key battles
36%Three-point accuracy60%
20Free throws made11
17Points off turnovers10
16Assists26
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
