⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q1 6:59 · PHX 30-12 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 11:17 · PHX 42-21 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 6:48 · PHX 99-84 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Cam Whitmore and Devin Booker
Q4 6:41 · PHX 93-84 HOU
- Technical
Alperen Sengun technical foul
Q4 5:43 · PHX 95-84 HOU
- Missed FT
Jock Landale misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:22 · PHX 104-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
