⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-13Q113-28
-3Q222-24
+2Q321-22
+9Q425-14
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-12 off them- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their twenty
Key battles
17Free throws made7
12Points off turnovers26
4Steals10
22Turnovers14
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
