⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:09 · HOU 21-10 PHX
- Lead
Kyle Lowry hit a jumper
Q4 1:39 · HOU 91-89 PHX
- Winner
Kyle Lowry hit a 23-foot jumper, Kevin Martin with the assist
Q4 1:01 · HOU 93-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · HOU 93-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · HOU 93-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · HOU 93-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:54 · HOU 81-79 PHX
- Ties it
Zabian Dowdell hit a 23-foot three jumper, Vince Carter with the assist
Q4 2:01 · HOU 89-89 PHX
- Ties it
Josh Childress hit a two point shot
Q4 1:21 · HOU 91-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Robin Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:18 · HOU 64-55 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
