⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eleven- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 10:17 · SAC 16-2 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 5:56 · SAC 40-27 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 3:08 · SAC 49-31 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Thomas double technical foul
Q2 1:51 · SAC 42-31 HOU
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q2 1:39 · SAC 44-31 HOU
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q4 5:48 · SAC 72-65 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:26 · SAC 53-47 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Rafer Alston technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:39 · SAC 44-31 HOU
- Technical
Yao Ming technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:48 · SAC 72-65 HOU
- Turnover
David Wesley lost ball
Q4 4:31 · SAC 74-67 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
