Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn HOU
HOU scored 25 pts off PHX's 18 turnovers (1.39 PPP allowed).
11 of 18 TOVs (61%) led to a make.
- 02highScoring chainsOn PHX
Durant got 12 of his 21 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 57% up 34 pp from season avg 23%).
3 from pull-up jumpers (7 pts) · 1 from post-ups (2 pts)
- 03highScoring chainsOn PHX
Thompson got 12 of his 20 pts via cuts (6 makes, 60% up 19 pp from season avg 41%).
3 from drives (6 pts) · 1 from putbacks (2 pts)
- 04highScoring chainsOn PHX
Jr. got 15 of his 17 pts via catch-and-shoot (5 makes, 88% up 43 pp from season avg 45%).
1 from pull-up jumpers (2 pts)
- 05medTurnover outcomesOn PHX
PHX scored 18 pts off HOU's 17 turnovers (1.06 PPP allowed).
8 of 17 TOVs (47%) led to a make.
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | HOU | 8/26 31% | 11/22 50% | 11/29 38% | 15/23 65% | 45/100 45% |
| PHX | 14/23 61% | 4/16 25% | 6/18 33% | 8/18 44% | 32/75 43% | |
| 3P | HOU | 2/9 22% | 6/9 67% | 4/12 33% | 2/8 25% | 14/38 37% |
| PHX | 4/8 50% | 1/10 10% | 2/8 25% | 0/5 0% | 7/31 23% | |
| FT | HOU | 3/3 100% | 5/5 100% | 1/2 50% | 6/6 100% | 15/16 94% |
| PHX | 5/5 100% | 11/14 79% | 13/15 87% | 5/5 100% | 34/39 87% | |
| REB | HOU | 9 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 55 |
| PHX | 13 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 34 | |
| AST | HOU | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| PHX | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| TOV | HOU | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| PHX | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
| Paint PTS | HOU | 10 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 56 |
| PHX | 18 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 44 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — PHX ahead above the line, HOU below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (6) and ties (5).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Durant HOU · Starter | 35:41 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8/20 | 5/9 | -7 |
Amen Thompson HOU · Starter | 35:37 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10/16 | 0/1 | +2 |
Jabari Smith Jr. HOU · Starter | 38:44 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/18 | 5/13 | +11 |
Reed Sheppard HOU · Starter | 21:11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5/9 | 2/6 | 0 |
Alperen Sengun HOU · Starter | 28:02 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5/15 | 0/1 | +4 |
Aaron Holiday HOU | 21:19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4/6 | 2/4 | +27 |
Tari Eason HOU | 31:04 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5/7 | 0/2 | +29 |
Jae'Sean Tate HOU | 6:35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | +11 |
Clint Capela HOU | 9:53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/0 | -2 |
Josh Okogie HOU | 11:53 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | -5 |
Tristen Newton HOU | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Jeff Green HOU | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Dorian Finney-Smith HOU | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Isaiah Crawford HOU | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
JD Davison HOU | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | HOU | PHX | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 56 | 44 | HOU +12 |
| Fast break | 11 | 14 | PHX +3 |
| Off turnovers | 25 | 24 | HOU +1 |
| 2nd chance | 37 | 17 | HOU +20 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | HOU | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 292 | 240 |
| Touches | 429 | 357 |
| Distance (mi) | 17.6 | 18.0 |
| Pull-up FG | 22/53 (42%) | 18/45 (40%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 23/47 (49%) | 14/30 (47%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:48TOVHOU113–101 · HOU +12Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T18); Goodwin STEAL (2 STL)
- 2:42MISSHOU113–101 · HOU +12MISS Smith Jr. 30' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:36TOVHOU113–101 · HOU +12Sengun Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P6.T19)
- 2:24MISSPHX113–101 · HOU +12MISS Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 2:02MISSHOU113–101 · HOU +12MISS Thompson 11' Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:54PTSPHX113–103 · HOU +10Williams 1' Running Layup (19 PTS) (Booker 8 AST)
- 1:32PTSHOU115–103 · HOU +12Smith Jr. 11' Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Thompson 8 AST)
- 1:21PTSPHX115–105 · HOU +10Booker Driving Layup (31 PTS)
- 1:04PTSHOU117–105 · HOU +12Thompson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (20 PTS) (Durant 3 AST)
- 0:48MISSPHX117–105 · HOU +12MISS Bouyea 9' Driving Layup
- 0:26PTSHOU119–105 · HOU +14Thompson 1' Driving Layup (22 PTS)
- 0:02TOVPHX119–105 · HOU +14SUNS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#19)
- 2:47TOVPHX119–105 · HOU +14Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T18); Holiday STEAL (1 STL)