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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 33 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 119 |
 Rockets | 32 | 31 | 24 | 35 | 122 |
SACTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 45-9646.9% | 11-3333.3% | 18-2475.0% | 45 | 23 | 15 |
| HOU | 45-8652.3% | 13-3636.1% | 19-2576.0% | 45 | 26 | 18 |
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Houston Rockets122| 38 | 33 | 10-24 | 4-11 | 9-11 | +8 | +1.9 | ||||||||
| 37 | 22 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 0 | 4-4 | −4 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +4 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 21 | 9-14 | 0-3 | 3-4 | +13 | +8.1 | ||||||||
| 28 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.6 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 17 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 21 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | −4 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 14 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.2 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +2.7 | |||||
| Team | 122 | 45-8652.3% | 13-3636.1% | 45 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 19-2576.0% | 10 | 10 | 6 | |||
Bench 35 points on 13 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Brodric Thomas, David Nwaba and Bruno Caboclo (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings119| 38 | 19 | 7-18 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 24 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 6-6 | −3 | +5.1 | ||||||||
| 36 | 22 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | −2 | +8.9 | ||||||||
| 35 | 22 | 9-23 | 1-7 | 3-6 | −3 | +0.8 | ||||||||
| 26 | 4 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | −7.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 11 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 23 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.2 | |||
| Team | 119 | 45-9646.9% | 11-3333.3% | 45 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 18-2475.0% | 14 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Jahmi'us Ramsey, Kyle Guy, Robert Woodard II, Glenn Robinson III, Justin James and Jabari Parker (coach’s decision).
Rockets122Kings119ClickTap 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 scored 33 points (16 in the fourth quarter), and the Houston Rockets went on a 21-8 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 122-119 in their home opener at Toyota Center.
The Kings went on a 25-10 run to lead 104-97 with 6:21 left in the fourth quarter. Harden’s 29-foot 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead for good with 3:05 left. He scored 12 points during the run, and they led 118-112 with 1:01 left.
The Kings got within 120-119 on Richaun Holmes’ driving dunk with 16 seconds to play, but Harden answered with 2 free throws, and the Kings got no closer. They had the ball down 3, but De'Aaron Fox missed a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Kings 21-11. Harden (No. 10 in clutch wins added, 2020-21) scored 16 of the Rockets’ 21 on 3 for 6 shooting and 8 for 8 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Cory Joseph had 2 steals in 16 seconds, the first leading to Harrison Barnes’ 8-foot jumper that put the Kings ahead 92-90 and the second to Barnes’ dunk.
John Wall had 22 points (12 in the paint) and 9 assists, and Christian Wood added 21 points and 12 rebounds. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Kings, Barnes had 24 points and 8 rebounds, and Holmes added 22 points and 13 rebounds on 10 for 13 shooting. Fox had 22 points, 6 assists and 4 steals but went 1 for 7 from 3. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers.
The Rockets shot 52.3% from the field and 36.1% from 3 to the Kings’ 46.9% and 33.3%. The Kings’ starters outscored the Rockets 42-31 in 14 minutes 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. The Rockets’ chance bottomed out at 17% (4th quarter, 6:07 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
103 points from the field on 86 shots: 4.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 28-39 | 71.8% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-8 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 0-3 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-32 | 37.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 29 | 17 | 6-14 | +4 |
| Richaun Holmes | 14 | 2 | 1-6 | −4 |
| Harrison Barnes | 10 | 4 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Cory Joseph | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 11 | 4-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 35 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 31 | 5 | 2-8 |
| Cory Joseph | 12 | 4 | 2-3 |
| Buddy Hield | 11 | 4 | 1-2 |
| Richaun Holmes | 7 | 4 | 1-2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 7 | 3-5 |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richaun Holmes | 24 | 6 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 21 | 2 | 1-3 | −5 |
| Harrison Barnes | 10 | 9 | 4-6 | +6 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 24 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
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Harden 29' 3PT Running Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Wall 9 AST)
Q4 3:05
24.8%
34→59
Haliburton 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Holmes 2 AST)
Q4 0:22
23.0%
96→73
Holmes 2' Driving Dunk (22 PTS)
Q4 0:16
16.3%
95→79
Harden 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q3 5:43
14.9%
62→77
Wood 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (21 PTS) (Harden 8 AST)
Q4 2:00
14.4%
77→92
