⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4
- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Made six threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:54 · PHX 52-43 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q4 8:48 · PHX 104-96 HOU
- Steal
Steve Nash stole it from Yao Ming
Q4 1:31 · PHX 111-105 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · PHX 111-107 HOU
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · PHX 111-107 HOU
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · PHX 114-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:40 · PHX 39-41 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 8:10 · PHX 73-77 HOU
- Steal
Shane Battier stole it from Jared Dudley
Q4 2:05 · PHX 111-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · PHX 88-88 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming bad pass
Q4 1:31 · PHX 111-105 HOU
- Turnover
Von Wafer traveling
Q4 0:04 · PHX 113-109 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
