⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:23 · HOU 55-47 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:17 · HOU 97-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike D'Antoni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:59 · HOU 101-94 PHX
- Technical
Ben McLemore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:39 · HOU 111-106 PHX
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · HOU 115-109 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:24 · HOU 9-20 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:45 · HOU 83-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Devin Booker and James Harden
Q4 5:56 · HOU 94-89 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q4 0:39 · HOU 111-106 PHX
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:39 · HOU 111-106 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
