⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 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, 11 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 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:56 · SA 15-4 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 5:47 · SA 80-65 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q3 8:26 · SA 44-37 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
