⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 8:14 · SAC 22-9 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 9:53 · SAC 37-16 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q4 9:30 · SAC 90-59 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Double Technical Foul. Alton Ford gains possession.
Q4 3:38 · SAC 94-64 HOU
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:38 · SAC 94-64 HOU
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:38 · SAC 94-64 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q4 4:26 · SAC 94-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q2 12:00 · SAC 25-14 HOU
- Flagrant
Alton Ford Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 3:38 · SAC 94-64 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
