⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up in the fourth 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
- Steal
Brad Miller stole it from Yao Ming
Q4 1:54 · SAC 89-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller lost ball
Q4 4:39 · SAC 81-88 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 11:00 · SAC 33-38 HOU
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up
Q4 10:00 · SAC 81-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 1:54 · SAC 89-94 HOU
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · SAC 89-97 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
