⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 50 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q2 3:15 · SAC 48-63 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 5:54 · SAC 67-82 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:53 · SAC 90-104 HOU
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeMarcus Cousins and Patrick Beverley
Q4 0:44 · SAC 104-115 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:33 · SAC 5-14 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 3:29 · SAC 19-38 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q2 11:15 · SAC 26-55 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 21 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
