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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 35 | 24 | 36 | 34 | 129 |
 Rockets | 31 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 112 |
PHXTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 53-9555.8% | 13-3339.4% | 10-1376.9% | 49 | 32 | 11 |
| HOU | 42-8549.4% | 16-3941.0% | 12-1963.2% | 33 | 26 | 11 |
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 Suns129| 43 | 26 | 10-17 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +6.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 36 | 15-24 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 34 | 21 | 8-8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +27 | +12.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +23 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 23 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +23 | +4.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +1.8 | |||
| 16 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.3 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.8 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 129 | 53-9555.8% | 13-3339.4% | 49 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 10-1376.9% | 13 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 17 points on 7 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Jae Crowder (injury/illness).
Houston Rockets112| 36 | 21 | 7-15 | 5-10 | 2-2 | −16 | +7.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 22 | 9-15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 18 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 24 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −11 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | +0.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 17 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +3.6 | |||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 19 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +4.5 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −4.1 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.3 | ||||
| Team | 112 | 42-8549.4% | 16-3941.0% | 33 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 12-1963.2% | 9 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 38 points on 16 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Usman Garuba, David Nwaba and Bruno Fernando (coach’s decision).
Suns129Rockets112ClickTap 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.
Devin Booker scored 36 points (15 in the third quarter), and the Phoenix Suns went on a 23-8 run in the third quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 129-112.
It was tied at 69 when Torrey Craig’s cutting layup put the Suns ahead for good with 7:43 left in the third quarter. Booker scored 11 points as they pulled away to a 92-77 lead with 2:13 left in the quarter.
Mikal Bridges had 26 points and 3 steals. Deandre Ayton added 23 points (20 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and Craig had 21 points and a season-high 14 rebounds on 8 for 8 shooting. The Suns had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 22 points on 9 for 15 shooting, and Kevin Porter Jr. added 21 points and 8 assists.
The Suns shot 55.8% from the field to the Rockets’ 49.4% and outscored them 28-10 on the fast break. The Suns’ starters outscored the Rockets 73-49 in 23 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).
119 points from the field on 95 shots: 18.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-29 | 82.8% | 65% |
| In the paint | 8-21 | 38.1% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 8-12 | 66.7% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 2-9 | 22.2% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-24 | 45.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 29 | 21 | 9-12 | +11 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 21 | 0 | 0-2 | −8 |
| Christian Wood | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Josh Christopher | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 5-9 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 39 | 5 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Josh Christopher | 8 | 7 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Dennis Schröder | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 11 | 4-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | 28 | 8 | 3-8 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 13 | 8 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 6 | 3-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 22 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
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q1 8:06
18.9%
24→43
Wood 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Green 2 AST)
Q3 11:02
11.5%
45→56
Craig 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Payne 5 AST)
Q3 10:46
9.5%
56→47
Martin Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Schroder 2 AST)
Q2 9:37
8.5%
37→46
Bridges 27' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Payne 10 AST)
Q4 7:03
8.4%
17→8
