⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 40 from three
- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:03 · SAC 13-7 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 6:17 · SAC 57-52 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 8:35 · SAC 122-99 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Monk technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:09 · SAC 112-94 HOU
- Technical
Chimezie Metu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:09 · SAC 112-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 10:18 · SAC 41-44 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:29 · SAC 65-63 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Garrison Mathews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:09 · SAC 112-94 HOU
- Technical
Tari Eason technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:09 · SAC 112-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 20 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
