⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 26
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:50 · HOU 40-37 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 7:21 · HOU 81-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 12:00 · HOU 28-24 PHX
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:26 · HOU 40-39 PHX
- Turnover
Eric Gordon back court turnover
Q4 1:59 · HOU 109-102 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:38 · HOU 14-13 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:30 · HOU 109-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Monroe technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:05 · HOU 89-75 PHX
- Technical
Greg Monroe technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:05 · HOU 91-75 PHX
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · HOU 109-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 2 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 21 | Blocks | 29 |
