⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 18 points ahead of 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 32-3 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
- A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 28
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second 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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22
Q1 3:21 · HOU 43-21 SAC
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Ramon Sessions
Q4 2:11 · HOU 93-85 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Trevor Ariza and Omri Casspi
Q2 1:50 · HOU 57-47 SAC
- Missed FT
Kostas Papanikolaou misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:17 · HOU 90-83 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 10:06 · HOU 43-29 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:24 · HOU 57-56 SAC
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Jason Thompson defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:23 · HOU 93-85 SAC
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 2:11 · HOU 93-85 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
