⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 30- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:20 · HOU 55-42 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 11:03 · HOU 65-46 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q4 11:41 · HOU 101-76 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:16 · HOU 38-27 SAC
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Harden and Quincy Acy
Q3 5:18 · HOU 76-56 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 5:20 · HOU 76-63 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 3:21 · HOU 114-91 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Aaron Gray flagrant foul type 1 (James Harden draws the foul)
Q1 2:32 · HOU 21-20 SAC
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses technical free throw
Q2 7:16 · HOU 38-27 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
