⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-7Q125-28
+6Q229-23
+8Q333-21
0Q424-26
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, eight of seventeen from three
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 36
Key battles
47%Three-point accuracy15%
8Threes made2
8Steals12
6Blocks9
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
