⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 29-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:05 · SAC 57-48 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:48 · SAC 91-93 HOU
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans lost ball
Q4 3:55 · SAC 91-93 HOU
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins turnover
Q4 1:02 · SAC 93-100 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Hill offensive foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)
Q4 1:08 · SAC 93-100 HOU
- Turnover
Jordan Hill turnover
Q4 1:08 · SAC 93-100 HOU
- Turnover
Shane Battier turnover
Q4 0:40 · SAC 93-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 11 |
