⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:58 · HOU 27-17 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q2 5:22 · HOU 58-34 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q2 0:01 · HOU 73-42 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
