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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 32 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 108 |
 Rockets | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 119 |
SACTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 42-9444.7% | 15-2951.7% | 9-1560.0% | 49 | 28 | 12 |
| HOU | 39-8347.0% | 17-5232.7% | 24-2788.9% | 38 | 19 | 9 |
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Houston Rockets119| 42 | 24 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | +21 | +8.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 50 | 13-31 | 7-23 | 17-18 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +16.1 | ||||||
| 37 | 17 | 6-12 | 5-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +25 | −2.9 | |||||
| 35 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −5.6 | |||||
| 30 | 22 | 8-16 | 3-8 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +8.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −4.7 | |||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −9.1 | |||
| 18 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −5.7 | |||
| Team | 119 | 39-8347.0% | 17-5232.7% | 38 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 24-2788.9% | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 3 points on 1 for 8 shooting
Did not play: Kenneth Faried (injury/illness); Isaiah Hartenstein, Chris Chiozza, Gary Clark and Nene (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings108| 38 | 18 | 6-16 | 4-7 | 2-4 | −14 | +2.7 | ||||||||
| 37 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −8.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 21 | 8-18 | 3-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −11 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 27 | 20 | 10-20 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −3.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 24 | 8-14 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +12.1 | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.5 | |||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −0.7 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.2 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.7 | ||||
| Team | 108 | 42-9444.7% | 15-2951.7% | 49 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 9-1560.0% | 16 | 3 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 12 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Caleb Swanigan, Frank Mason III and Cody Demps (coach’s decision).
Rockets119Kings108ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
James Harden had 50 points (10 during a 13-0 run in the second quarter), 11 rebounds and 10 assists, his seventh triple-double of the season, and the Houston Rockets went on a 17-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 119-108.
It was tied at 98 when P.J. Tucker’s corner 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead for good with 7:13 left. Harden scored 10 points as they pulled away to a 115-104 lead with 1:33 left.
Clint Capela had 24 points (20 in the paint) and 15 rebounds on 10 for 13 shooting, and Chris Paul added 22 points and 4 steals. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers. Harden assisted on 6 of Capela’s 10 baskets.
For the Kings, Bogdan Bogdanović had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists off the bench, and Buddy Hield added 21 points. Marvin Bagley III had 20 points and 12 rebounds. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers.
The Rockets went 24 for 27 at the line to the Kings’ 9 for 15. The Kings forced 10 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Rockets 35-3 off the bench. The Kings were outscored 31-18 in 9 minutes with Barnes, Bogdanović, Hield, Fox and Bagley on the floor together.
Houston RocketsSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 83 shots: 6.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-18 | 77.8% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-7 | 57.1% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-6 | 66.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-41 | 31.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 28 | 8 | 2-8 | −6 |
| Buddy Hield | 19 | 12 | 3-9 | +3 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 7 | 9 | 4-4 | +6 |
| Harrison Barnes | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 15 | 4-11 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 46 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 37 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 33 | 2 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 15 | 8 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Kosta Koufos | 11 | 1 | 0-1 | −2 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 8 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 18 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 12 | 5-11 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAC
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Highest Leverage Moments
Tucker 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 5 AST)
Q4 7:13
13.1%
55→68
Paul 30' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 9:03
12.4%
54→66
Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
Q2 5:44
12.0%
35→47
Harden 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (45 PTS)
Q4 3:53
11.4%
77→89
Paul 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q3 10:11
10.6%
68→79
