⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of sixteen from three- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 19-8 off them
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:31 · SA 50-44 HOU
- Steal
Bruce Bowen stole it from Tracy McGrady
Q4 1:12 · SA 81-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul)
Q4 2:19 · SA 76-83 HOU
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 2:19 · SA 76-83 HOU
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:08 · SA 83-85 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:48 · SA 14-12 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luther Head traveling
Q4 1:44 · SA 76-83 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady lost ball
Q4 1:12 · SA 81-85 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
