⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eight
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Clint Capela defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:38 · HOU 91-83 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:42 · HOU 18-23 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:58 · HOU 72-65 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:05 · HOU 96-91 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter lost ball turnover
Q4 4:36 · HOU 85-77 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 5 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Steals | 17 |
| 14 | Blocks | 20 |
