⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 33 from three
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
Q2 8:17 · SAC 43-36 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 8:54 · SAC 77-61 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 5:11 · SAC 114-105 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · SAC 114-108 HOU
- Turnover
Keegan Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 2:44 · SAC 114-110 HOU
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover
Q4 2:36 · SAC 114-113 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:00 · SAC 90-91 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 3:57 · SAC 114-115 HOU
- Lead
Tari Eason hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · SAC 114-115 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:23 · SAC 111-105 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 2:10 · SAC 117-115 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · SAC 123-119 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
