⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of ten from three- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:48 · HOU 25-19 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 4:30 · HOU 48-29 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kelvin Cato Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 10:18 · HOU 66-55 PHX
- Turnover
Yao Ming Bad Pass
Q4 1:51 · HOU 79-71 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13
Q3 8:45 · HOU 61-48 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Cuttino Mobley.
Q4 1:36 · HOU 79-71 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:29 · HOU 79-73 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · HOU 81-75 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
