⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 16 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 22-9 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 53
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 1:12 · SAC 57-55 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 10:06 · SAC 71-61 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Malik Monk and Dillon Brooks
Q2 4:19 · SAC 39-42 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul
Q2 4:19 · SAC 38-42 HOU
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul
Q4 1:52 · SAC 117-105 HOU
- Technical
Alperen Sengun technical foul
Q4 1:52 · SAC 118-105 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 33 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
