⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:01 · SA 32-29 HOU
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker hit a 13-foot jumper
OT 2:21 · SA 118-117 HOU
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker hit a layup
OT 1:36 · SA 120-119 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:49 · SA 116-117 HOU
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
OT 1:46 · SA 118-119 HOU
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:22 · SA 122-121 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q3 0:35 · SA 91-94 HOU
- Lead
Courtney Lee hit a 2-foot two point shot
OT 4:26 · SA 113-115 HOU
- Go-ahead
Luis Scola hit a 17-foot jumper, Shane Battier with the assist
OT 2:00 · SA 118-119 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · SA 111-113 HOU
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes lost ball
OT 1:39 · SA 118-119 HOU
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
OT 0:16 · SA 122-121 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
