⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:59 · SA 13-5 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 0:24 · SA 35-21 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 2:31 · SA 71-61 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:11 · SA 35-30 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q4 4:24 · SA 78-66 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
