⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+6Q133-24
+5Q224-17
+10Q333-20
-6Q426-31
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 37-9 off them
Key battles
37Points off turnovers9
50%Three-point accuracy23%
17Steals8
7Threes made3
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 37 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
