⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-4Q123-23
+14Q233-22
-3Q323-26
-13Q421-32
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, ten of sixteen from three
Key battles
14%Three-point accuracy63%
1Threes made10
12Offensive rebounds7
3Blocks6
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
