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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 120 |
 Suns | 38 | 43 | 22 | 23 | 126 |
HOUTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 44-8750.6% | 17-4240.5% | 15-1978.9% | 51 | 32 | 21 |
| PHX | 45-9447.9% | 25-4555.6% | 11-1861.1% | 42 | 33 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Phoenix Suns126| 34 | 24 | 9-18 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | +8 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +5 | −1.9 | ||||||||
| 30 | 18 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-3 | +2 | +3.8 | |||||||
| 27 | 9 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +5.2 | ||||
| 25 | 26, Season high (his best before, 21) | 8-12 | 8-12, Season high (his best before, 6) | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +8.4 | ||||||
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| 23 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 21 | 11 | 4-12 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −1.1 | |||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.6 | |||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +6 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +0.9 | ||||
| Team | 126 | 45-9447.9% | 25-4555.6% | 42 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 11-1861.1% | 12 | 14 | 3 | |||
Bench 43 points on 15 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Ty-Shon Alexander, Jalen Smith, E'Twaun Moore, Frank Kaminsky and Langston Galloway (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets120| 40 | 22 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 0 | +1 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 13 | 5-20 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −10.9 | ||||||
| 34 | 25 | 10-15 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | −7 | +10.3 | |||||||
| 30 | 16 | 6-10 | 1-5 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | −3 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 22 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +5 | +6.8 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +1.4 | ||||
| 23 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.8 | |||||
| 14 | 14 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +5.0 | |||
| 14 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.5 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.5 | ||||
| Team | 120 | 44-8750.6% | 17-4240.5% | 51 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 15-1978.9% | 12 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 34 points on 12 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Anthony Lamb and DaQuan Jeffries (coach’s decision).
Suns126Rockets120ClickTap 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.
Jae Crowder scored a season-high 26 points (24 on 8 3-pointers), and the Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 126-120.
The Suns took control with a 28-10 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 24.
Devin Booker had 24 points (12 in the third quarter) and 7 assists.
For the Rockets, Christian Wood had 25 points and 15 rebounds on 10 for 15 shooting, and Kevin Porter Jr. added 22 points and a career-high 14 assists.
The Suns made 25 3-pointers, 8 of them by Crowder. The Rockets turned it over 21 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Suns 54-32 in the paint. The Suns did not make a field goal in the last 3:04. The Rockets outscored the Suns 21-11 in 6 minutes with Bradley, Wilson, Porter, Brooks and Martin on the floor together. Crowder fouled out.
Phoenix SunsHouston RocketsPS, 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).
115 points from the field on 94 shots: 11.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-27 | 48.1% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-9 | 44.4% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-13 | 23.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 10-14 | 71.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-31 | 48.4% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | 30 | 12 | 4-4 | +6 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 5 | 6 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 5 | 5 | 1-1 | +4 |
| John Wall | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 3 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wall | 49 | 9 | 4-9 | −10 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Christian Wood | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Olynyk | 34 | 6 | 3-6 | −3 |
| Christian Wood | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 5-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Ayton 1' Driving Layup (14 PTS) (Paul 9 AST)
Q4 5:33
11.7%
79→91
Saric 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Carter 2 AST)
Q2 6:53
11.5%
82→93
Crowder 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
Q2 5:37
11.4%
77→89
Porter Jr. Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Wall 3 AST)
Q2 5:43
11.2%
88→77
Carter 28' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
Q2 7:25
10.4%
78→88
