⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 19-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 10
- A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:12 · PHX 40-44 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:37 · PHX 69-73 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Bradley Beal and Jalen Green
Q3 7:09 · PHX 57-72 HOU
- Turnover
Grayson Allen bad pass
Q4 4:31 · PHX 102-109 HOU
- Turnover
Josh Okogie steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:23 · PHX 107-115 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q1 5:16 · PHX 15-35 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses technical free throw
Q4 7:03 · PHX 96-99 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHX | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
