⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:47 · HOU 12-5 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:14 · HOU 36-36 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:56 · HOU 87-84 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Chris Webber.
Q4 1:38 · HOU 91-91 SAC
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:29 · HOU 92-91 SAC
- Turnover
Yao Ming Traveling
Q4 0:41 · HOU 92-95 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:39 · HOU 20-21 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 11:45 · HOU 24-32 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 8:22 · HOU 58-63 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Vlade Divac Technical Foul
Q2 0:02 · HOU 51-46 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Backcourt
Q4 1:52 · HOU 91-91 SAC
- Turnover
Doug Christie Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 1:31 · HOU 91-91 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
