⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:37 · HOU 15-10 SA
- Winner
Tracy McGrady made 26 ft three point jumper.
Q4 0:01 · HOU 81-80 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Barrett Bad Pass
Q4 3:47 · HOU 62-69 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:11 · HOU 22-21 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 4:33 · HOU 62-73 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Scott Padgett.
Q4 0:48 · HOU 66-74 SA
- Turnover
Devin Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 0:07 · HOU 78-80 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 11 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 12 |
