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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 26 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 122 |
 Rockets | 41 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 117 |
SACTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 42-8151.9% | 12-2842.9% | 26-3476.5% | 47 | 29 | 13 |
| HOU | 41-9742.3% | 17-4537.8% | 18-2669.2% | 45 | 26 | 10 |
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Sacramento Kings122| 39 | 11 | 3-13 | 1-6 | 4-6 | 0 | +3 | −10.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 25 | 10-16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 17 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | +18 | +10.1 | |||||||
| 26 | 14 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.2 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −1.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 19 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 6-6 | +15 | +11.7 | ||||||||
| 27 | 18 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.9 | |||||
| 19 | 11 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 4-8 | 0 | +17 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 14 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.2 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.1 | ||
| Team | 122 | 42-8151.9% | 12-2842.9% | 47 | 29 | 13 | 19 | 26-3476.5% | 8 | 6 | 11 | |||
Bench 52 points on 17 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Neemias Queta and Maurice Harkless (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets117| 40 | 33, Career high (his best before, 32) | 9-24 | 6-14 | 0 | 9-9 | 0 | +3 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 38 | 27 | 11-24 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 0 | +2 | +6.8 | |||||||
| 33 | 22 | 7-11 | 6-10, Ties his career high | 0 | 2-2 | +16 | +8.6 | |||||||
| 30 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 15 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | −13 | −2.3 | |||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −7.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-4 | −17 | +2.6 | ||||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −9.0 | ||||||
| Team | 117 | 41-9742.3% | 17-4537.8% | 45 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 18-2669.2% | 15 | 9 | 7 | |||
Bench 20 points on 9 for 27 shooting
Did not play: David Nwaba (coach’s decision); Eric Gordon (injury/illness).
Kings122Rockets117ClickTap 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.
The Sacramento Kings rallied from 19 points down in the first quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 122-117.
The Kings trailed 39-20 with 2:12 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Rockets 102-78 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Rockets 9-2. Harrison Barnes scored 5 of the Kings’ 9 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Barnes scored 25 points on 10 for 16 shooting, and Donte DiVincenzo added 19 points (9 in the fourth quarter), 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals off the bench. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green had a career-high 33 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds, and Kevin Porter Jr. added 27 points, 11 assists and 4 steals. Garrison Mathews scored 22 points on 7 for 11 shooting. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Kings shot 51.9% from the field and 42.9% from 3 to the Rockets’ 42.3% and 37.8%. They outscored the Rockets 52-20 off the bench. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Kings 79-58 in 24 minutes together.
Sacramento KingsHouston RocketsPS, 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 Kings’ chance bottomed out at 5.5% (1st quarter, 4:06 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
96 points from the field on 81 shots: 7.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-30 | 70.0% | 65% |
| In the paint | 6-15 | 40.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-21 | 42.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Mathews | 16 | 7 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 14 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jalen Green | 12 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 10 | 4-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 14 | 5 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Jalen Green | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Daishen Nix | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Josh Christopher | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Martin | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Usman Garuba | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Bruno Fernando | 9 | 9 | 4-7 | +7 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
Barnes 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
Q4 4:44
17.7%
58→40
Metu 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
Q1 3:54
17.3%
95→77
Green 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Porter Jr. 5 AST)
Q1 3:12
16.5%
78→95
Metu 26' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (DiVincenzo 5 AST)
Q4 10:40
15.5%
53→37
DiVincenzo 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Barnes 3 AST)
Q4 6:59
14.8%
73→58
