⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 22 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38
- Burned in transition, 16 fast break points to 28
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:06 · PHX 21-10 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 2:38 · PHX 95-112 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:05 · PHX 21-21 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 10:27 · PHX 25-35 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Steals | 11 |
| 19 | Blocks | 14 |
