⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better 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, 55 rebounds to 36- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 22
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:18 · HOU 11-4 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:01 · HOU 56-52 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 0:36 · HOU 87-72 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q1 1:47 · HOU 26-32 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
