⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, six of 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:39 · HOU 18-10 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:04 · HOU 57-53 PHX
- Winner
James Harden hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · HOU 101-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 2:56 · HOU 92-95 PHX
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Harden and P.J. Tucker
Q4 2:31 · HOU 92-95 PHX
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q4 2:25 · HOU 92-95 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 2:42 · HOU 49-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:05 · HOU 90-93 PHX
- Go-ahead
Luis Scola hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 1:39 · HOU 96-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker illegal screen turnover
Q4 2:15 · HOU 94-95 PHX
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · HOU 96-98 PHX
- Goaltend
Jermaine O'Neal defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:00 · HOU 101-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
