⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
- Made eight threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 37 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:19 · PHX 12-2 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 6:48 · PHX 84-69 HOU
- Ties it
Cameron Payne hit a 27-foot three jumper, Devin Booker with the assist
Q4 0:45 · PHX 121-121 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:13 · PHX 112-115 HOU
- Turnover
Cameron Payne bad pass
Q4 2:42 · PHX 113-115 HOU
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:50 · PHX 115-118 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:42 · PHX 41-41 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:09 · PHX 106-106 HOU
- Winner
Jalen Green hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · PHX 121-122 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green turnover
Q4 2:40 · PHX 113-115 HOU
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · PHX 121-122 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:00 · PHX 121-122 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
