⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 26 from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fifteen
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 51
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
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 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:35 · HOU 68-71 PHX
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Jason Richardson
Q4 1:05 · HOU 97-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Luis Scola technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:12 · HOU 68-75 PHX
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:00 · HOU 99-105 PHX
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 0:16 · HOU 107-113 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 5:24 · HOU 39-50 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 3:44 · HOU 68-83 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Grant Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:27 · HOU 54-66 PHX
- Technical
Steve Nash technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:18 · HOU 57-67 PHX
- Turnover
Jason Richardson lost ball
Q4 1:05 · HOU 97-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
