⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+4Q127-23
+10Q229-20
-10Q319-28
-12Q49-21
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
10Steals3
9Turnovers15
10Threes made7
4Blocks6
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
