⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns 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 cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:59 · PHX 79-84 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by Ryan Bowen.
Q4 4:56 · PHX 83-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:22 · PHX 45-43 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 7:16 · PHX 57-66 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:58 · PHX 95-98 HOU
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:23 · PHX 95-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · PHX 97-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
