⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-8Q122-30
+9Q220-8
+1Q328-25
0Q432-33
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 37 free throws to their 22- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
18Points off turnovers6
9Offensive rebounds18
11Blocks5
29Free throws made18
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
