⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+2Q121-21
+12Q228-18
-12Q312-25
+15Q428-11
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 35
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 24-10 off them
Key battles
10Points off turnovers24
17Turnovers7
19Assists9
25%Three-point accuracy14%
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
