⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+2Q125-19
+4Q229-20
+6Q328-25
+21Q431-13
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 21-7 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 6
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
Key battles
24Fast break points6
50%Three-point accuracy18%
21Points off turnovers7
4Blocks0
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
