⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:01 · SA 21-16 HOU
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:59 · SA 76-75 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 4:20 · SA 77-75 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · SA 70-75 HOU
- Missed FT
Roger Mason misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · SA 76-75 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 1:37 · SA 21-27 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 1:59 · SA 71-75 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
