⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-3Q119-24
+1Q228-27
-5Q319-24
-7Q427-32
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 57
Key battles
21%Three-point accuracy57%
23Offensive rebounds8
2Blocks6
6Points off turnovers13
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
