⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of sixteen from three- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 21
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 0:29 · HOU 72-63 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 9:27 · HOU 40-46 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 69% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
