⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 11 points behind 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 9:53 · SAC 44-42 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 2:12 · SAC 70-60 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q4 10:15 · SAC 110-91 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:33 · SAC 9-16 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:11 · SAC 31-40 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:31 · SAC 110-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Theis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:49 · SAC 57-58 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
