⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of sixteen from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 11:33 · HOU 57-52 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 4:09 · HOU 65-57 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Bob Sura Technical Foul. Sura's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:41 · HOU 43-38 SA
- Missed FT
Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · HOU 72-64 SA
- Missed FT
Bob Sura missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · HOU 74-67 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:03 · HOU 2-8 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass
Q4 3:58 · HOU 60-57 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 3:24 · HOU 60-57 SA
- Turnover
Brent Barry Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 2:55 · HOU 62-57 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
