⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twenty of 45 from three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 21-13 off them
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 51
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
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a 27-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 1:07 · HOU 113-113 SAC
- Lead
Ben McLemore hit a 25-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 0:22 · HOU 116-113 SAC
- Lead
Russell Westbrook hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 · HOU 118-116 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 3:39 · HOU 106-107 SAC
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 1:38 · HOU 110-110 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Lead
Harrison Barnes hit a 23-foot threeer
Q4 1:15 · HOU 110-113 SAC
- Ties it
Buddy Hield hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:08 · HOU 116-116 SAC
- Winner
Nemanja Bjelica hit a 33-foot three jumper, Cory Joseph with the assist
Q4 0:00 · HOU 118-119 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:34 · HOU 39-36 SAC
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:22 · HOU 108-110 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 20 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
