⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind 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 second 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
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 10:03 · PHX 21-5 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:01 · PHX 60-60 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:47 · PHX 95-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · PHX 112-104 HOU
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · PHX 112-104 HOU
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:30 · PHX 112-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:45 · PHX 21-17 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 9:48 · PHX 38-50 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 4:31 · PHX 77-82 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry traveling
Q4 4:26 · PHX 105-100 HOU
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 3:32 · PHX 107-100 HOU
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 0:07 · PHX 118-110 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
