⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:26 · HOU 52-56 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 7:56 · HOU 81-80 PHX
- Ties it
Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
Q4 0:45 · HOU 88-88 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terence Morris Lost Ball
Q4 4:13 · HOU 81-82 PHX
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:15 · HOU 81-82 PHX
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 2:38 · HOU 81-84 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:16 · HOU 12-18 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 11:18 · HOU 20-35 PHX
- Winner
Shawn Marion made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · HOU 88-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul
Q1 7:50 · HOU 6-8 PHX
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:00 · HOU 86-88 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
