⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-4Q119-24
-8Q216-24
+13Q335-23
+4Q433-28
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 ten threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three
Key battles
10Threes made2
59%Three-point accuracy33%
8Points off turnovers14
9Blocks5
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
