⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+3Q126-25
-7Q221-26
+6Q324-21
-5Q414-23
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three
Key battles
21%Three-point accuracy75%
13Assists20
4Threes made6
15Offensive rebounds11
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 75% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
