⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q1 5:09 · HOU 15-22 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:41 · HOU 46-46 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · HOU 105-103 PHX
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · HOU 110-108 PHX
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · HOU 111-108 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 9:43 · HOU 6-22 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 8:18 · HOU 33-46 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:15 · HOU 94-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Grayson Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:59 · HOU 105-103 PHX
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · HOU 113-110 PHX
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · HOU 113-110 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
