⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 22-5 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:55 · HOU 25-27 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Christian Wood technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:30 · HOU 50-68 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 9:12 · HOU 73-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:59 · HOU 40-48 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
