⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 9:00 · HOU 33-31 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 0:16 · HOU 51-49 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:15 · HOU 4-11 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:31 · HOU 41-47 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic Offensive Foul. Jon Barry gains possession.
Q4 4:50 · HOU 85-77 SAC
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic Turnover
Q4 4:50 · HOU 85-77 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
