⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:16 · HOU 19-10 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 8:43 · HOU 80-67 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 10:21 · HOU 100-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:07 · HOU 87-75 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · HOU 111-118 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:03 · HOU 47-47 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 0:01 · HOU 91-94 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 4:44 · HOU 104-115 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell offensive foul
Q4 1:13 · HOU 108-115 SAC
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell turnover
Q4 1:13 · HOU 108-115 SAC
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · HOU 114-120 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
