⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 25- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 27, and were outscored 29-17 off them
- A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q1 1:09 · HOU 36-15 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 8:41 · HOU 79-73 PHX
- Go-ahead
Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
OT 0:38 · HOU 96-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 2:48 · HOU 83-81 PHX
- Missed FT
Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 4:16 · HOU 88-88 PHX
- Turnover
Jim Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Joe Johnson.
OT 3:13 · HOU 89-90 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:07 · HOU 36-28 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:18 · HOU 79-81 PHX
- Ties it
Shawn Marion made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Q4 0:05 · HOU 88-88 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:38 · HOU 88-85 PHX
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Scott Padgett.
OT 3:27 · HOU 89-90 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 2:43 · HOU 89-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
