⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 12 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, 30 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 29
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 4:33 · HOU 53-43 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q3 7:43 · HOU 80-56 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:45 · HOU 22-21 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
