⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+1Q125-28
-4Q220-27
-2Q320-21
-13Q413-26
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 28- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
Key battles
7Steals2
4Fast break points1
11Points off turnovers21
10Free throws made19
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:35 · HOU 59-64 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q4 11:17 · HOU 65-76 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 6:37 · HOU 18-22 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
