⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23
- Lost the glass, 46 rebounds to 61
- Burned in transition, 22 fast break points to 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:01 · PHX 47-47 HOU
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Nene
Q4 2:56 · PHX 106-113 HOU
- Steal
Tyler Ulis stole it from Troy Williams
Q4 1:07 · PHX 112-119 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquese Chriss offensive foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · PHX 102-109 HOU
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · PHX 108-115 HOU
- Turnover
Derrick Jones Jr. turnover
Q4 1:05 · PHX 112-119 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 6:31 · PHX 10-24 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 1:44 · PHX 54-61 HOU
- Steal
Nene stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 2:16 · PHX 108-115 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses technical free throw
Q3 1:54 · PHX 79-81 HOU
- Turnover
Nene lost ball turnover
Q4 2:56 · PHX 106-113 HOU
- Turnover
Troy Williams bad pass
Q4 1:07 · PHX 112-119 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
