⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:53 · HOU 31-33 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:33 · HOU 55-57 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 10:37 · HOU 2-16 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 1:46 · HOU 109-126 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
