⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:30 · HOU 15-10 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 0:29 · HOU 48-36 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer bad pass
Q4 4:28 · HOU 100-105 PHX
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul turnover
Q4 4:07 · HOU 100-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:01 · HOU 54-52 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 10:07 · HOU 73-80 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 3:02 · HOU 100-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · HOU 100-105 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:44 · HOU 100-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
