⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first 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
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 41
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 9:38 · SA 61-45 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 11:36 · SA 82-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:44 · SA 94-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · SA 96-91 HOU
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · SA 96-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:35 · SA 74-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 8:52 · SA 38-23 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 12 |
