⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fourteen- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- Made two threes to their eight
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 1:13 · HOU 79-86 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:32 · HOU 84-86 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover
Q4 2:28 · HOU 76-82 SA
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza lost ball
Q4 0:14 · HOU 84-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 10:07 · HOU 28-31 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 9:45 · HOU 46-58 SA
- Steal
Keith Bogans stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 0:14 · HOU 84-92 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · HOU 76-82 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 1:13 · HOU 79-86 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker turnover
Q4 0:47 · HOU 82-86 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
