⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 39 from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, 29 turnovers to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 5:41 · SAC 27-21 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 8:47 · SAC 11-5 HOU
- Technical
George Karl technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:44 · SAC 36-31 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 8:03 · SAC 13-19 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:00 · SAC 53-46 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 29 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 17 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
