⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 41
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 10:07 · SAC 35-29 HOU
- Go-ahead
Ron Artest hit a 9-foot jumper
Q4 2:47 · SAC 94-93 HOU
- Ties it
Ron Artest hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:03 · SAC 101-101 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:47 · SAC 94-93 HOU
- Turnover
Ron Artest traveling
Q4 1:28 · SAC 96-98 HOU
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
OT 0:49 · SAC 106-111 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Lead
Dikembe Mutombo hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · SAC 94-95 HOU
- Go-ahead
Tracy McGrady hit a 25-foot three jumper, Shane Battier with the assist
Q4 1:40 · SAC 96-98 HOU
- Winner
Rafer Alston hit a 24-foot three jumper, Shane Battier with the assist
OT 4:46 · SAC 101-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:49 · SAC 63-69 HOU
- Turnover
Luther Head turnover
OT 3:12 · SAC 105-109 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 0:24 · SAC 106-111 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
