⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 23-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 3:44 · SAC 22-20 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 5:22 · SAC 44-40 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 9:08 · SAC 61-57 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia lost ball
Q4 4:35 · SAC 95-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · SAC 100-94 HOU
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · SAC 106-99 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Yao Ming technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:00 · SAC 99-94 HOU
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
Q4 2:14 · SAC 104-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
