⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️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.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:23 · PHX 13-2 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 9:11 · PHX 83-64 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 5:39 · PHX 39-28 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:01 · PHX 41-36 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
