⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+8Q120-14
-5Q216-20
-3Q317-22
-6Q426-30
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
Key battles
3Steals12
3Threes made6
33%Three-point accuracy50%
11Points off turnovers17
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
