⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their seventeen- Shot well above their usual, 25 of 45 from three
- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:01 · PHX 20-17 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 9:12 · PHX 51-36 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 3:30 · PHX 70-46 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:56 · PHX 122-115 HOU
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · PHX 124-116 HOU
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · PHX 126-118 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:19 · PHX 109-98 HOU
- Steal
Christian Wood stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 0:06 · PHX 126-118 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:00 · PHX 122-115 HOU
- Missed FT
Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · PHX 123-116 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 25 | Threes made | 17 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 32 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
