⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:48 · SAC 40-40 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Skal Labissiere out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:52 · SAC 90-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · SAC 93-96 HOU
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · SAC 98-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 9:19 · SAC 32-36 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon palming turnover
Q4 4:08 · SAC 86-92 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:58 · SAC 92-96 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · SAC 97-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 4 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Steals | 14 |
| 20 | Blocks | 14 |
