⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q2 9:34 · SAC 40-28 HOU
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Tracy McGrady
Q4 2:08 · SAC 96-104 HOU
- Steal
Brad Miller stole it from Tracy McGrady
Q4 0:32 · SAC 100-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia double dribble
Q4 4:50 · SAC 91-98 HOU
- Turnover
John Salmons lost ball
Q4 3:57 · SAC 93-100 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:26 · SAC 2-9 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 5:48 · SAC 91-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady lost ball
Q4 3:27 · SAC 96-102 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
Q4 2:08 · SAC 96-104 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
Q4 0:32 · SAC 100-106 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
