⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse 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, 32 free throws to their thirteen- A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:25 · HOU 14-6 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:34 · HOU 99-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:54 · HOU 49-47 PHX
- Winner
Jason Richardson hit a two point shot, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 2:58 · HOU 98-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarron Collins misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:13 · HOU 99-105 PHX
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · HOU 99-105 PHX
- Missed FT
Jared Dudley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · HOU 103-110 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
