⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their sixteen- They shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 6:30 · HOU 46-37 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · HOU 102-95 SAC
- Missed FT
Shane Battier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:54 · HOU 102-95 SAC
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · HOU 103-95 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Hawes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:30 · HOU 93-89 SAC
- Missed FT
Spencer Hawes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:30 · HOU 93-89 SAC
- Missed FT
John Salmons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · HOU 101-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
