⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third 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
Made nine threes to their two- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 10
- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
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 cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:01 · SAC 97-116 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 10:07 · SAC 35-40 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q3 2:24 · SAC 74-99 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
