⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of eighteen from three- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Camby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:26 · HOU 67-69 PHX
- Turnover
Courtney Lee turnover
Q4 1:29 · HOU 100-105 PHX
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons turnover
Q4 0:24 · HOU 103-110 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 4:26 · HOU 67-77 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jared Dudley flagrant foul type 1 (Luis Scola draws the foul)
Q3 8:57 · HOU 57-60 PHX
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · HOU 103-110 PHX
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · HOU 103-110 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
