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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 24 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 102 |
 Rockets | 28 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 113 |
PHXTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 36-8542.4% | 8-3324.2% | 22-2684.6% | 43 | 17 | 12 |
| HOU | 32-7244.4% | 11-3729.7% | 38-4977.6% | 43 | 17 | 12 |
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Houston Rockets113| 38 | 27 | 8-21 | 3-11 | 8-12 | +16 | +2.9 | ||||||||
| 27 | 17 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +4.4 | ||||
| 26 | 13 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.1 | |||
| 24 | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +16 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.8 | ||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 13 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +14 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 26 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −3.9 | ||||
| 18 | 8 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.4 | ||||
| 15 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +2.1 | |||||
| Team | 113 | 32-7244.4% | 11-3729.7% | 43 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 38-4977.6% | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 44 points on 14 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Tarik Black (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns102| 41 | 31 | 12-23 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +6.5 | |||||
| 39 | 24 | 9-14 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 0 | −8 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 30 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.7 | |||||
| 24 | 12 | 3-9 | 0-5 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.7 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 0-13 | 0-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −14.9 | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | −5 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 9 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 102 | 36-8542.4% | 8-3324.2% | 43 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 22-2684.6% | 7 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 31 points on 8 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Alec Peters and Davon Reed (coach’s decision).
Rockets113Suns102ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
James Harden had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets went on a 19-7 run in the third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 113-102.
It was tied at 62 when Chris Paul’s free throw put the Rockets ahead for good with 9:40 left in the third quarter. He scored 6 points as they pulled away to an 81-69 lead with 5:56 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.
Paul scored 17 points.
For the Suns, Devin Booker had 31 points and 10 assists, and T.J. Warren added 24 points (16 in the paint) on 9 for 14 shooting.
The Rockets shot 44.4% from the field and 29.7% from 3 to the Suns’ 42.4% and 24.2%. The Suns got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Rockets 52-34 in the paint. The Rockets outscored the Suns 30-20 in 10 minutes with Paul, Anderson, Moute, Harden and Capela on the floor together.
Houston RocketsPhoenix SunsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
75 points from the field on 72 shots: 1.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-17 | 64.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-10 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-30 | 30.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 28 | 9 | 3-8 | −1 |
| T.J. Warren | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Josh Jackson | 11 | 5 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Tyson Chandler | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 12 | 5-11 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Warren | 18 | 7 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Isaiah Canaan | 13 | 7 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Devin Booker | 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tyson Chandler | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragan Bender | 17 | 7 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Marquese Chriss | 14 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Devin Booker | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| T.J. Warren | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Booker 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q3 7:58
10.4%
73→62
Chandler 2' Alley Oop Dunk (10 PTS) (Booker 7 AST)
Q3 7:37
10.4%
73→62
Paul 11' Fadeaway Jumper (15 PTS)
Q3 7:21
10.4%
62→73
Harden 1' Tip Layup Shot (22 PTS)
Q3 2:42
9.4%
82→91
Warren 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Monroe 1 AST)
Q2 11:10
9.0%
58→49
