⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 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 third 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
- Steal
Michael Finley stole it from Rafer Alston
Q4 2:13 · SA 81-77 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:03 · SA 79-75 HOU
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · SA 88-81 HOU
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 0:23 · SA 88-81 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Ryan Bowen stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 0:23 · SA 88-81 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 2:13 · SA 81-77 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
