⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 57
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 72
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 10:27 · HOU 13-3 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 0:29 · HOU 40-25 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:55 · HOU 112-107 SAC
- Turnover
Terrence Jones bad pass
Q4 0:55 · HOU 115-109 SAC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · HOU 115-111 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 7:35 · HOU 48-41 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:01 · HOU 56-55 SAC
- Steal
Jason Thompson stole it from Terrence Jones
Q4 2:31 · HOU 112-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Omri Casspi bad pass
Q4 4:52 · HOU 107-102 SAC
- Missed FT
Ray McCallum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · HOU 114-107 SAC
- Missed FT
Ray McCallum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · HOU 114-107 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 18 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 9 |
