⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 4:45 · PHX 84-97 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 1:46 · PHX 40-54 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 10:33 · PHX 62-88 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelvin Cato Technical Foul
Q2 6:07 · PHX 31-31 HOU
- Technical
Maurice Taylor Technical Foul
Q3 4:33 · PHX 52-66 HOU
- Technical
Maurice Taylor Technical Foul
Q4 5:20 · PHX 76-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
