⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-13 off them- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 11
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:00 · PHX 11-4 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 11:27 · PHX 101-88 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 4:06 · PHX 118-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:50 · PHX 110-103 HOU
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton offensive foul
Q4 4:30 · PHX 110-103 HOU
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton turnover
Q4 4:30 · PHX 110-103 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:55 · PHX 24-22 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:08 · PHX 46-50 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:32 · PHX 110-103 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
