⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 2:30 · HOU 35-20 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 5:28 · HOU 75-56 SAC
- Winner
Steve Novak hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tracy McGrady with the assist
Q4 0:02 · HOU 89-87 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady lost ball
Q4 1:05 · HOU 86-83 SAC
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 0:39 · HOU 86-85 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:11 · HOU 80-76 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:16 · HOU 86-87 SAC
- Go-ahead
Ron Artest hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:24 · HOU 86-87 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest bad pass
Q4 2:46 · HOU 86-81 SAC
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · HOU 86-83 SAC
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · HOU 86-83 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
