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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 38 | 16 | 35 | 29 | 118 |
 Suns | 19 | 25 | 35 | 30 | 109 |
HOUTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 42-9643.8% | 16-4238.1% | 18-2669.2% | 49 | 27 | 12 |
| PHX | 39-8545.9% | 9-2931.0% | 22-2975.9% | 47 | 23 | 19 |
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.
Houston Rockets118| 42 | 24 | 8-15 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0 | +14 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 38 | 34 | 12-23 | 6-12 | 4-4 | 0 | +17 | +8.6 | |||||||
| 37 | 14 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-4 | +6 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0 | 1-2 | +21 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 21 | 9-21 | 0-2 | 3-4 | +16 | −0.4 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −3 | +7.4 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.1 | |||
| 10 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | −9 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 10 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.9 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.8 | |||||
| Team | 118 | 42-9643.8% | 16-4238.1% | 49 | 27 | 12 | 22 | 18-2669.2% | 13 | 13 | 3 | |||
Bench 14 points on 4 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Reggie Bullock Jr., Boban Marjanovic, Jae'Sean Tate and Nate Williams (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns109| 39 | 30 | 12-19 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 0 | −5 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 38 | 24 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 2 | 0-7 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −12.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −2.6 | |||||
| 17 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 | +5.2 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 20, Ties his career high | 7-13 | 4-8 | 0 | 2-2 | +4 | +7.8 | |||||||
| 17 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | +14 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.6 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1.7 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.4 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.1 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 109 | 39-8545.9% | 9-2931.0% | 47 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 22-2975.9% | 9 | 6 | 6 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 31 shooting
Rockets118Suns109ClickTap 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.
Jalen Green scored 34 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Houston Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns 118-109.
The Rockets took control with a 33-11 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 20.
The Suns got within 99-98 on Josh Okogie’s driving layup with 6:49 to play, but Fred VanVleet answered with a 3-pointer, and the Suns got no closer.
In the fourth quarter, Jalen Green had 2 steals, and the Rockets scored 4 points off them.
VanVleet had 24 points and 11 assists, and Alperen Sengun added 21 points (16 in the paint) and 10 rebounds. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers. Jalen Green and VanVleet set each other up for 6 baskets and 17 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Suns, Kevin Durant had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Devin Booker added 24 points. Royce O'Neale had 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Jusuf Nurkić had 7 points and 10 rebounds. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
The Suns committed 19 turnovers to the Rockets’ 13. The Rockets outscored the Suns 28-10 on the fast break. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Suns 72-60 in 27 minutes 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).
100 points from the field on 95 shots: 6.3 fewer 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 | 20-31 | 64.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 3-13 | 23.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-10 | 30.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-30 | 36.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 29 | 9 | 3-8 | 0 |
| Grayson Allen | 12 | 6 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Bradley Beal | 11 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Royce O'Neale | 10 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen | 29 | 6 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Josh Okogie | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Devin Booker | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Royce O'Neale | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 28 | 13 | 5-9 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 89 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkić | 18 | 6 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Drew Eubanks | 12 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Grayson Allen | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Devin Booker | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 30 | 13 | 6-14 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 26 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
Brooks 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (VanVleet 11 AST)
Q4 4:48
15.8%
30→14
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Q1 2:17
14.8%
15→29
Sengun 1' Driving Layup (19 PTS) (VanVleet 10 AST)
Q4 5:16
13.2%
34→21
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Q4 11:23
12.3%
27→15
VanVleet 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
Q1 3:18
11.4%
29→18
