⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 36 from three- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 6:36 · HOU 48-44 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 0:00 · HOU 74-58 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 7:13 · HOU 87-65 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:27 · HOU 15-20 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
