⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 32
- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 46
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:27 · HOU 19-16 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:14 · HOU 40-36 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 7:42 · HOU 67-63 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 10:44 · HOU 55-61 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
