⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 54 rebounds to 42- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 17-9 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 10:41 · SAC 39-30 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Yao Ming.
Q4 2:48 · SAC 100-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · SAC 109-108 HOU
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · SAC 109-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Offensive Foul
Q4 4:31 · SAC 98-94 HOU
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Foul
Q4 4:31 · SAC 98-94 HOU
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike Bibby.
Q4 2:45 · SAC 100-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
