⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
- Went cold from three, thirteen of 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:32 · HOU 27-24 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 9:35 · HOU 66-65 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · HOU 109-104 PHX
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:49 · HOU 109-104 PHX
- Turnover
Amen Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:50 · HOU 115-108 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 0:57 · HOU 51-61 PHX
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Bol Bol defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:01 · HOU 106-104 PHX
- Turnover
Bol Bol traveling
Q4 3:36 · HOU 106-104 PHX
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
