⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of sixteen from three- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, six free throws to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:32 · PHX 14-6 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:05 · PHX 51-54 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:03 · PHX 60-57 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat bad pass
Q4 1:43 · PHX 89-92 HOU
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat turnover
Q4 1:22 · PHX 89-94 HOU
- Turnover
Grant Hill turnover
Q4 0:45 · PHX 89-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 9:15 · PHX 32-43 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 5:47 · PHX 85-92 HOU
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Marcin Gortat
Q4 1:43 · PHX 89-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic offensive foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)
Q4 4:48 · PHX 85-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Chandler Parsons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · PHX 89-94 HOU
- Missed FT
Chandler Parsons misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · PHX 89-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
