⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their eighteen- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 14
- A 18-0 run took them from 7 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Made eight threes to their nineteen
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 41 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 7 down to 11 up
Q2 8:26 · PHX 47-36 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 3:54 · PHX 101-93 HOU
- Steal
Marcus Morris stole it from Patrick Beverley
Q4 0:09 · PHX 104-99 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · PHX 103-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · PHX 104-99 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:14 · PHX 57-54 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:28 · PHX 61-62 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 0:32 · PHX 107-105 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · PHX 99-92 HOU
- Turnover
Patrick Beverley bad pass
Q4 0:09 · PHX 104-99 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 19 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
