⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- They went cold, six of 32 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third 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 3 down to 7 up
Q1 8:52 · SAC 14-7 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:24 · SAC 28-16 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:52 · SAC 96-101 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell bad pass
Q4 3:44 · SAC 94-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:14 · SAC 63-64 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 7:07 · SAC 66-77 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 1:57 · SAC 73-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet bad pass
Q4 3:32 · SAC 94-101 HOU
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet bad pass
Q4 0:41 · SAC 100-108 HOU
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet bad pass
Q4 0:14 · SAC 104-112 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
