⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 6:16 · HOU 25-10 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 1:00 · HOU 64-41 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 10:17 · HOU 33-24 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:04 · HOU 85-76 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:00 · HOU 105-102 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roger Mason offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
Q4 1:19 · HOU 105-98 SA
- Turnover
Roger Mason turnover
Q4 1:19 · HOU 105-98 SA
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · HOU 105-98 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
