⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 56 free throws to their 35- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30
- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:23 · PHX 24-21 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16
Q4 2:58 · PHX 95-111 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:11 · PHX 49-67 HOU
- Technical
Ronnie Price technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:52 · PHX 54-75 HOU
- Technical
Mirza Teletovic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:37 · PHX 76-95 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 7:39 · PHX 36-43 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 2:28 · PHX 41-53 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q4 7:07 · PHX 83-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q3 5:52 · PHX 54-75 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 37 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
