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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 29 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 118 |
 Kings | 21 | 39 | 28 | 24 | 112 |
HOUTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 41-7653.9% | 16-4040.0% | 20-2483.3% | 47 | 22 | 22 |
| SAC | 41-9145.1% | 12-3831.6% | 18-2475.0% | 37 | 26 | 12 |
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Houston Rockets118| 36 | 23 | 6-12 | 5-9 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 23 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 4-7 | +3 | +5.2 | ||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +25 | −1.1 | |||||
| 29 | 15 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −3.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 17 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.0 | |||
| 22 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.0 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.2 | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.4 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −0.9 | ||||
| Team | 118 | 41-7653.9% | 16-4040.0% | 47 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20-2483.3% | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 32 points on 10 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Daniel Theis, David Nwaba and D.J. Augustin (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings112| 37 | 17 | 6-14 | 2-10 | 3-3 | 0 | −5 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 12 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.3 | |||||
| 26 | 14 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.5 | |||||
| 26 | 14 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 27 | 9-16 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | −6 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.6 | |||||
| 13 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −9 | −2.5 | ||||||
| Team | 112 | 41-9145.1% | 12-3831.6% | 37 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 18-2475.0% | 7 | 16 | 2 | |||
Bench 51 points on 19 for 42 shooting
Did not play: Louis King, Jahmi'us Ramsey and Neemias Queta (coach’s decision).
Rockets118Kings112ClickTap 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.
Christian Wood had 23 points (10 in the first quarter) and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets went on a 16-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 118-112.
The Kings went on a 17-6 run to lead 92-87 with 10:26 left in the fourth quarter. Eric Gordon’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead for good with 8:37 left. Garrison Mathews scored 9 points during the run, and they led 103-95 with 6:52 left.
The Kings got within 111-110 on Buddy Hield’s 2 free throws with 1:42 to play, but Kevin Porter Jr. answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Kings got no closer than 114-112.
Porter’s 2 free throws with 0.2 seconds left made it 118-112 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Kings 13-10. Porter scored 5 of the Rockets’ 13 on 1 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Porter had 23 points and 7 assists.
For the Kings, Hield had 27 points and 4 steals off the bench. Davion Mitchell had 16 points (8 in the paint), 7 assists and 4 steals off the bench.
The Rockets shot 53.9% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Kings’ 45.1% and 31.6%. The Kings got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Rockets 34-9 off turnovers. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:27. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Kings 58-40 in 20 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 76 shots: 15.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-23 | 78.3% | 65% |
| In the paint | 7-11 | 63.6% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 0-2 | 0.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 1-2 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-38 | 39.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Jones | 22 | 9 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Richaun Holmes | 20 | 4 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Chimezie Metu | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Harrison Barnes | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 38 | 16 | 5-6 | +8 |
| Davion Mitchell | 15 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Terence Davis | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 0-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 15 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Terence Davis | 15 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Davion Mitchell | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Maurice Harkless | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 5 | 1-1 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
SAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
SAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q4 1:29
23.0%
37→14
Gordon 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q4 8:37
20.1%
55→35
Gordon 1' Driving Layup (15 PTS)
Q4 0:13
17.3%
21→3
Gordon 4' Floating Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Wood 3 AST)
Q4 2:16
16.4%
43→27
Porter Jr. 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
Q1 9:24
16.2%
41→24
