⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 30 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 4:20 · SAC 104-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Doug Christie technical foul
Q2 4:56 · SAC 34-35 HOU
- Missed FT
Dylan Cardwell misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 0:40 · SAC 75-76 HOU
- Missed FT
Dylan Cardwell misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 0:40 · SAC 75-76 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses technical free throw
Q2 4:56 · SAC 34-35 HOU
- Turnover
Amen Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · SAC 94-92 HOU
- Turnover
Amen Thompson bad pass turnover
Q4 4:05 · SAC 97-92 HOU
📊The numbers
| SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
