⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26
- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42
A 12-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 29 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 10:52 · HOU 13-0 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 11:06 · HOU 46-26 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 37
Q4 5:28 · HOU 129-92 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 29
Q3 3:12 · HOU 106-77 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
