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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 23 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 112 |
 Kings | 30 | 29 | 14 | 31 | 104 |
HOUTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 39-8446.4% | 12-2941.4% | 22-2781.5% | 42 | 23 | 12 |
| SAC | 39-8645.3% | 6-3218.8% | 20-2387.0% | 44 | 24 | 12 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Houston Rockets112| 38 | 22 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 10-10 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 19 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −3.5 | ||||
| 34 | 10 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +16 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −4.9 | |||||
| 29 | 14 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 13 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.1 | |||||
| 20 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.3 | ||
| 17 | 9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +1 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.4 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 112 | 39-8446.4% | 12-2941.4% | 42 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 22-2781.5% | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Nate Williams, Jae'Sean Tate, Boban Marjanovic and Reggie Bullock Jr. (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings104| 40 | 25 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | +1 | +9.2 | ||||||||
| 34 | 18 | 7-21 | 2-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −9 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 7-7 | −6 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 25 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −6.3 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 20 | 8-16 | 2-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −7 | +6.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.2 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.0 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.7 | ||||
| Team | 104 | 39-8645.3% | 6-3218.8% | 44 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 20-2387.0% | 7 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Mason Jones, Chris Duarte, Kessler Edwards and JaVale McGee (coach’s decision).
Rockets112Kings104ClickTap 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.
Fred VanVleet scored 22 points, and the Houston Rockets went on a 22-7 run in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-104.
The Kings led 66-64 with 7:46 left in the third quarter. Jalen Green’s driving layup put the Rockets ahead for good with 6:40 left in the quarter. Alperen Sengun scored 8 points during the run, and they led 86-73 with 34 seconds left in the quarter and by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Kings 7-0. Late in the fourth quarter, Malik Monk had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 10-0 Kings run, and the Kings scored 2 points off them.
The Rockets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Kings, Domantas Sabonis had 25 points (16 in the paint), 15 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals on 10 for 11 shooting, and Monk added 20 points off the bench. Monk scored 15 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets shot 46.4% from the field and 41.4% from 3 to the Kings’ 45.3% and 18.8%. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Kings 50-40 in 22 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 15% (2nd quarter, 3:08 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
90 points from the field on 84 shots: 2.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-28 | 60.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 6-18 | 33.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 24 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Davion Mitchell | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Kevin Huerter | 12 | 7 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 6 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 9 | 1-2 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray | 21 | 6 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Kevin Huerter | 13 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 10 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Keon Ellis | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 7 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 41 | 12 | 6-13 | −2 |
| Keegan Murray | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Kevin Huerter | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 22 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
Lyles Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Q3 2:14
13.2%
21→34
Landale 2' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (VanVleet 6 AST)
Q3 1:57
13.2%
34→21
Ja. Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (VanVleet 9 AST)
Q4 1:14
12.5%
13→1
Brooks 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (VanVleet 3 AST)
Q3 10:14
10.4%
73→62
VanVleet 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q2 0:57
9.5%
77→68
