⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 28
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 8 down to 1 up
Q4 5:24 · HOU 91-90 SAC
- Ties it
Luis Scola hit a 3-foot jumper, Goran Dragic with the assist
Q4 0:37 · HOU 97-97 SAC
- Winner
Chandler Parsons hit a 24-foot three jumper, Goran Dragic with the assist
OT 3:40 · HOU 102-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic lost ball
Q4 1:57 · HOU 93-92 SAC
- Turnover
Earl Boykins traveling
OT 1:05 · HOU 107-102 SAC
- Turnover
Earl Boykins lost ball
OT 0:32 · HOU 107-102 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:53 · HOU 2-10 SAC
- Lead
DeMarcus Cousins hit a layup
Q4 1:51 · HOU 93-95 SAC
- Lead
Marcus Thornton hit a layup
Q4 0:18 · HOU 97-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball
Q4 3:46 · HOU 89-90 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · HOU 93-93 SAC
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans traveling
OT 2:32 · HOU 104-101 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
