⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 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 fifteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 30 from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 62
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q4 11:18 · SAC 92-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:41 · SAC 96-102 HOU
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes bad pass
Q4 4:19 · SAC 96-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:25 · SAC 4-13 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 0:31 · SAC 57-75 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
