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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 34 | 23 | 35 | 19 | 111 |
 Rockets | 32 | 19 | 33 | 35 | 119 |
PHXTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 46-8951.7% | 10-2638.5% | 9-1181.8% | 43 | 25 | 17 |
| HOU | 46-9747.4% | 13-4231.0% | 14-2458.3% | 47 | 32 | 11 |
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Houston Rockets119| 41 | 18 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-7 | −5 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 38 | 17 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 3-6 | +13 | +3.0 | ||||||||
| 37 | 22 | 8-21 | 4-15 | 2-3 | 0 | −4 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 34 | 25 | 11-16 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | +18 | +11.9 | |||||||
| 31 | 18 | 5-13 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 0 | +8 | +0.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 4 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −8.0 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.7 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +1.8 | |||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.7 | ||||
| Team | 119 | 46-9747.4% | 13-4231.0% | 47 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 14-2458.3% | 17 | 10 | 4 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 22 shooting
Did not play: N'Faly Dante, Jeff Green, Aaron Holiday, Jock Landale and Nate Williams (coach’s decision); Fred VanVleet (injury/illness).
Phoenix Suns111| 42 | 37 | 15-22 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +7.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 14 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | +0.8 | ||||
| 33 | 15 | 7-18 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | −8 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 10 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | −5 | −7.5 | |||||||
| 28 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −4 | +3.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.5 | |||||
| 15 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.6 | |||
| Team | 111 | 46-8951.7% | 10-2638.5% | 43 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 9-1181.8% | 11 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Monte Morris, Vasilije Micic, Damion Lee and Oso Ighodaro (coach’s decision).
Rockets119Suns111ClickTap 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.
Tari Eason scored 25 points (14 in the paint), and the Houston Rockets went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 119-111.
It was tied at 104 when Jalen Green’s driving layup put the Rockets ahead for good with 4:01 left. Dillon Brooks made 2 3-pointers, both on passes from Green as they pulled away to a 115-106 lead with 1:08 left.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Suns 10-5. Green scored 5 of the Rockets’ 10 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Green scored 22 points.
For the Suns, Kevin Durant had 37 points and a season-high 9 assists on 15 for 22 shooting.
The Suns turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Suns were outscored 12-0 in 3 minutes with O'Neale, Bol, Richards, Washington and Gillespie 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).
105 points from the field on 97 shots: 4.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-34 | 70.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-14 | 57.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-7 | 14.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-31 | 29.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bol Bol | 26 | 10 | 4-7 | +4 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Kevin Durant | 9 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Tyus Jones | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyus Jones | 31 | 3 | 1-4 | −7 |
| Royce O'Neale | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Kevin Durant | 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 12 | 4-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce O'Neale | 23 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Kevin Durant | 17 | 5 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Bol Bol | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Tyus Jones | 7 | 5 | 1-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
Brooks 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Ja. Green 4 AST)
Q4 2:13
15.8%
79→95
Sengun 2' Running Dunk (15 PTS)
Q4 7:54
14.9%
43→58
Bol 2' Running Dunk (12 PTS) (Durant 9 AST)
Q4 6:56
14.7%
58→43
Eason 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (23 PTS) (Brooks 3 AST)
Q4 6:00
14.7%
43→58
Ja. Green 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 3:28
14.1%
68→82
