⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-14 off them- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 44
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 2:45 · HOU 37-28 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:33 · HOU 60-56 SAC
- Go-ahead
Jalen Green hit a 28-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:18 · HOU 124-123 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · HOU 128-123 SAC
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Jr. turnover
Q4 0:52 · HOU 128-125 SAC
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun bad pass
Q4 0:01 · HOU 128-127 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Lead
Domantas Sabonis hit a driving layup
Q4 2:34 · HOU 121-123 SAC
- Winner
De'Aaron Fox hit a free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:00 · HOU 128-129 SAC
- Ties it
De'Aaron Fox hit a free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:00 · HOU 128-128 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Domantas Sabonis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:50 · HOU 54-56 SAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
