⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 8:12 · SA 79-72 HOU
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker hit a driving layup
Q4 0:20 · SA 85-84 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roger Mason misses technical free throw
Q1 9:40 · SA 4-3 HOU
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 4:35 · SA 79-75 HOU
- Turnover
Roger Mason bad pass
Q4 2:45 · SA 81-78 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 11:00 · SA 30-32 HOU
- Go-ahead
Luis Scola hit a layup, Yao Ming with the assist
Q4 0:29 · SA 83-84 HOU
- Winner
Luis Scola hit a layup, Yao Ming with the assist
Q4 0:11 · SA 85-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · SA 85-86 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
