⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+5Q127-24
+5Q230-22
+4Q326-22
+11Q429-19
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen
- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 25
Key battles
7Threes made1
50%Three-point accuracy20%
27Free throws made10
3Blocks6
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
