⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+5Q127-19
-1Q221-22
+5Q333-28
+4Q429-24
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 30, and outscored them 39-19 off them- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 53
Key battles
39Points off turnovers19
20Steals10
16Turnovers30
10Offensive rebounds19
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 39 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 30 |
| 20 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
