⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:24 · HOU 48-51 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 9:15 · HOU 67-61 SAC
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from John Salmons
Q4 1:30 · HOU 102-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Mikki Moore draws the foul)
Q4 2:55 · HOU 98-92 SAC
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 2:55 · HOU 98-92 SAC
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · HOU 102-94 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
John Salmons technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:24 · HOU 48-53 SAC
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 1:30 · HOU 102-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
