⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 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, 13 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 sixteen threes to their ten- Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their thirteen
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 56
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 10:48 · HOU 10-6 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 4:18 · HOU 27-14 SAC
- Steal
Patrick Beverley stole it from Ben McLemore
Q4 0:24 · HOU 116-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden traveling
Q4 2:53 · HOU 109-107 SAC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · HOU 111-107 SAC
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:45 · HOU 115-109 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:09 · HOU 39-33 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:20 · HOU 46-45 SAC
- Steal
Ben McLemore stole it from Dwight Howard
Q4 0:45 · HOU 115-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marco Belinelli flagrant foul type 1 (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 8:14 · HOU 92-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:54 · HOU 112-109 SAC
- Turnover
Ben McLemore bad pass
Q4 0:24 · HOU 116-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 35 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
