⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 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 twenty threes to their eleven- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 11:16 · HOU 45-32 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 7:18 · HOU 57-41 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 7:44 · HOU 88-69 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 5:02 · HOU 25-27 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 10:50 · HOU 115-100 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 20 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
