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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 32 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 121 |
 Suns | 27 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 124 |
HOUTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 42-9743.3% | 13-4429.5% | 24-2885.7% | 49 | 23 | 16 |
| PHX | 44-8651.2% | 7-2429.2% | 29-3680.6% | 42 | 27 | 11 |
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Phoenix Suns124| 43 | 24 | 7-22 | 1-5 | 9-9 | 0 | −1 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 40 | 17 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.3 | |||||
| 27 | 23 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −10 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 22 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −10 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 19 | 11 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +3.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 14 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +1.4 | |||||
| 23 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +6 | −0.4 | |||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.3 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.1 | ||||
| Team | 124 | 44-8651.2% | 7-2429.2% | 42 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 29-3680.6% | 7 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 41 points on 17 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo and Ish Wainright (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets121| 39 | 23 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 7-8 | +5 | +0.5 | ||||||||
| 38 | 20 | 8-24 | 3-14 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −8.9 | ||||||
| 35 | 17 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 28 | 19 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 2-2 | +11 | +10.5 | ||||||||
| 28 | 22 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +6.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −5.5 | |||||
| 16 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −11 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −0.4 | |||||
| Team | 121 | 42-9743.3% | 13-4429.5% | 49 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 24-2885.7% | 13 | 5 | 5 | |||
Bench 20 points on 8 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Usman Garuba (injury/illness); Bruno Fernando (coach’s decision).
Suns124Rockets121ClickTap 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.
The Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 124-121 for their seventh straight win.
Mikal Bridges’ 8-foot hook shot put the Suns ahead for good with 1:10 left in the fourth quarter.
Bridges’ putback with 31.5 seconds left made it 118-114. The Rockets had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Eric Gordon missed a 28-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Suns 17-15. Gordon scored 8 of the Rockets’ 17 on 3 for 5 shooting.
Devin Booker had 24 points, 8 assists and 3 steals but shot 7 for 22. Deandre Ayton added 23 points (16 in the paint) and 9 rebounds, and Chris Paul had 11 points and 6 assists.
For the Rockets, Dennis Schröder had 23 points (12 in the third quarter) and 9 assists, and Jae'Sean Tate added 22 points and 10 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting. Gordon scored 20 points but shot 8 for 24. Alperen Sengun had 19 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Suns shot 51.2% from the field to the Rockets’ 43.3% and outscored them 41-20 off the bench. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Suns 59-45 in 20 minutes together.
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).
95 points from the field on 86 shots: 11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-13 | 84.6% | 65% |
| In the paint | 20-34 | 58.8% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-15 | 40.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-20 | 30.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae'Sean Tate | 32 | 2 | 1-5 | −10 |
| Dennis Schröder | 13 | 4 | 1-2 | −1 |
| David Nwaba | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Garrison Mathews | 9 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 5 | 1-9 | −5 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 92 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 39 | 6 | 2-7 | −5 |
| Dennis Schröder | 8 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 7 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Eric Gordon | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 8 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 49 | 7 | 3-5 | −2 |
| Eric Gordon | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Garrison Mathews | 4 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
Q4 1:56
32.4%
56→24
Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Booker 8 AST)
Q4 1:47
32.4%
24→56
Bridges 1' Putback Layup (17 PTS)
Q4 0:32
18.5%
77→96
Bridges 8' Hook Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 1:10
14.8%
58→73
Gordon 29' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Schroder 8 AST)
Q4 3:26
14.7%
82→67
