⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 3:29 · HOU 19-18 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 1:28 · HOU 47-39 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 82-81 SA
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 82-81 SA
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · HOU 82-81 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:28 · HOU 75-76 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 3:47 · HOU 76-76 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:32 · HOU 82-81 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
