⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Richaun Holmes
Q4 2:22 · HOU 111-110 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 3:23 · HOU 115-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden traveling
Q4 0:30 · HOU 118-114 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:11 · HOU 87-86 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 11:21 · HOU 90-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes bad pass
Q4 2:22 · HOU 111-110 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
