⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 5
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 2:14 · SA 99-79 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:31 · SA 38-42 HOU
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:59 · SA 74-68 HOU
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:39 · SA 81-76 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jon Barry Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 9:59 · SA 74-68 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
