⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter- Made three threes to their eleven
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 18-3 off them
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:11 · HOU 82-83 PHX
- Ties it
Trevor Ariza hit a threeer
Q4 0:11 · HOU 100-100 PHX
- Lead
Aaron Brooks hit a 7-foot two point shot
OT 3:50 · HOU 104-102 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry backcourt
Q4 0:47 · HOU 97-100 PHX
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
OT 2:20 · HOU 105-106 PHX
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
OT 0:02 · HOU 111-115 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 10:04 · HOU 6-19 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 2:00 · HOU 71-79 PHX
- Lead
Steve Nash hit a 26-foot three jumper, Amare Stoudemire with the assist
Q4 1:07 · HOU 97-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire lost ball
Q4 1:46 · HOU 92-96 PHX
- Missed FT
Robin Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · HOU 94-96 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 0:18 · HOU 110-111 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
