⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws 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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:26 · SAC 35-38 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Vlade Divac Technical Foul
Q4 7:54 · SAC 80-82 HOU
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:13 · SAC 89-88 HOU
- Turnover
Chris Webber Bad Pass
Q4 0:44 · SAC 95-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q2 9:42 · SAC 20-28 HOU
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Webber.
Q4 1:31 · SAC 92-88 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
