⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-3Q125-27
0Q220-22
-1Q323-22
+2Q420-16
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen- Made no threes to their eight
- Went cold from three, no of eleven
Key battles
0%Three-point accuracy57%
0Threes made8
6Fast break points2
18Free throws made9
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 0 | Threes made | 8 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
