⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+2Q127-22
+4Q234-28
+5Q325-19
-7Q424-31
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 34
- Went cold from three, four of eighteen
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 30-14 off them
Key battles
22%Three-point accuracy50%
14Points off turnovers30
66Rebounds39
4Threes made7
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
