⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of twenty from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their seventeen
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
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 dragged them back level
Q2 9:48 · HOU 23-23 SAC
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from Mike Bibby
Q4 0:03 · HOU 80-88 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Wesley lost ball
Q4 2:35 · HOU 74-82 SAC
- Turnover
Juwan Howard lost ball
Q4 0:35 · HOU 77-84 SAC
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · HOU 78-86 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Jason Hart stole it from David Wesley
Q4 2:35 · HOU 74-82 SAC
- Steal
Jason Hart stole it from Juwan Howard
Q4 0:35 · HOU 77-84 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses technical free throw
Q3 5:48 · HOU 46-54 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby bad pass
Q4 0:03 · HOU 80-88 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
