⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 14
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the third 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:41 · HOU 11-3 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:29 · HOU 101-101 PHX
- Steal
Kelly Olynyk stole it from Jae Crowder
Q4 0:43 · HOU 123-129 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Avery Bradley bad pass
Q4 4:24 · HOU 109-115 PHX
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:16 · HOU 120-127 PHX
- Turnover
Jae'Sean Tate bad pass
Q4 0:01 · HOU 130-133 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 7:11 · HOU 15-20 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 7:13 · HOU 107-114 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 3:28 · HOU 114-125 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:43 · HOU 112-117 PHX
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton traveling
Q4 1:13 · HOU 120-127 PHX
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 0:43 · HOU 123-129 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
