⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, eleven of 24 from three- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 14
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 54
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:48 · HOU 48-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 11:37 · HOU 69-73 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin McHale technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:24 · HOU 55-58 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 3:29 · HOU 40-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:58 · HOU 61-71 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 6:45 · HOU 74-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:46 · HOU 17-25 PHX
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses technical free throw
Q3 4:24 · HOU 55-58 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
