⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42- Made five threes to their eleven
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 29-18 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 5:26 · PHX 48-45 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 11:00 · PHX 65-64 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 7:43 · PHX 77-70 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses technical free throw
Q1 10:21 · PHX 3-4 HOU
- Turnover
Goran Dragic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:52 · PHX 100-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:47 · PHX 110-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 1:21 · PHX 19-36 HOU
- Ties it
James Harden hit a layup
Q4 1:00 · PHX 108-108 HOU
- Winner
Patrick Beverley hit a 24-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 0:34 · PHX 110-111 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard traveling
Q4 4:20 · PHX 102-100 HOU
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 2:16 · PHX 106-104 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
