⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third 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 thirteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 4:09 · HOU 95-92 SAC
- Lead
Rafer Alston hit a 23-foot three jumper, Tracy McGrady with the assist
OT 4:47 · HOU 100-97 SAC
- Go-ahead
Shane Battier hit a three jumper, Tracy McGrady with the assist
OT 2:12 · HOU 103-102 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes bad pass
Q4 1:34 · HOU 93-92 SAC
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes lost ball
Q4 0:24 · HOU 97-97 SAC
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes bad pass
OT 3:16 · HOU 100-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 9:57 · HOU 58-64 SAC
- Ties it
Ron Artest hit a 23-foot three jumper
Q4 0:40 · HOU 97-97 SAC
- Ties it
Mike Bibby hit a 26-foot three jumper, John Salmons with the assist
OT 4:24 · HOU 100-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Bibby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:03 · HOU 61-64 SAC
- Turnover
Ron Artest lost ball
Q4 0:02 · HOU 97-97 SAC
- Turnover
John Salmons turnover
OT 0:09 · HOU 107-104 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
