⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 22 from three- Won the second chances, 24 offensive rebounds to thirteen
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:03 · HOU 32-30 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 3:29 · HOU 75-80 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · HOU 75-82 SAC
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · HOU 80-82 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:09 · HOU 12-20 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:27 · HOU 75-82 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
