⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:14 · PHX 84-94 HOU
- Steal
Kelly Oubre Jr. stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:28 · PHX 108-116 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 4:37 · PHX 70-89 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 7:27 · PHX 88-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · PHX 108-116 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
