⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:46 · HOU 25-15 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 8:33 · HOU 64-62 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q2 4:01 · HOU 44-51 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 6:24 · HOU 64-71 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 11:03 · HOU 74-94 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q2 0:03 · HOU 47-54 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
