⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:08 · SA 16-6 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 8:45 · SA 64-48 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q3 9:23 · SA 51-46 HOU
- Technical
Kelvin Cato Technical Foul
Q4 11:03 · SA 78-66 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
