⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better 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, 32 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 20-8 off them
- Made six threes to their fifteen
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
- Lead
Scott Padgett made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 2:01 · HOU 101-98 SAC
- Lead
Scott Padgett made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
OT 4:46 · HOU 106-103 SAC
- Lead
Tracy McGrady made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
OT 4:00 · HOU 108-106 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Bad Pass. Stolen by Brad Miller.
Q4 2:23 · HOU 98-98 SAC
- Turnover
David Wesley Lost Ball. Stolen by Mike Bibby.
Q4 1:32 · HOU 101-98 SAC
- Turnover
Scott Padgett Lost Ball. Stolen by Chris Webber.
OT 0:05 · HOU 111-115 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:36 · HOU 4-10 SAC
- Ties it
Chris Webber made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Q4 0:01 · HOU 103-103 SAC
- Winner
Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft three point jumper.
OT 2:58 · HOU 108-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:58 · HOU 89-91 SAC
- Turnover
Brad Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by David Wesley.
OT 2:10 · HOU 108-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
