⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of fifteen from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:43 · SAC 42-29 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 0:01 · SAC 95-69 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q2 1:31 · SAC 45-36 HOU
- Technical
Kenny Thomas Technical Foul
Q4 11:30 · SAC 86-69 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
