⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:46 · HOU 62-74 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:49 · HOU 95-101 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:34 · HOU 18-25 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 4:46 · HOU 40-57 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 10:39 · HOU 84-99 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
