⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 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, 29 free throws to their thirteen
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
- Steal
Clint Capela stole it from Tyler Ulis
Q4 0:46 · HOU 97-101 PHX
- Ties it
James Harden hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:12 · HOU 101-101 PHX
- Winner
Gerald Green hit a 23-foot three jumper, Trevor Ariza with the assist
Q4 0:00 · HOU 104-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · HOU 97-101 PHX
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · HOU 97-101 PHX
- Missed FT
PJ Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · HOU 97-101 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 10:27 · HOU 3-11 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 5:39 · HOU 34-49 PHX
- Lead
Josh Jackson hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:01 · HOU 101-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquese Chriss offensive foul
Q4 4:43 · HOU 90-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Tyler Ulis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · HOU 93-96 PHX
- Turnover
Tyler Ulis bad pass
Q4 0:46 · HOU 97-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 7 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Steals | 17 |
| 12 | Blocks | 21 |
