⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 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
-8Q123-31
-3Q218-21
+3Q320-17
+4Q420-15
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 19-11 off them
Key battles
21%Three-point accuracy11%
11Points off turnovers19
8Blocks4
3Threes made1
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
