⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:09 · HOU 45-50 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 0:36 · HOU 84-81 SA
- Ties it
Chuck Hayes hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · HOU 107-107 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 0:19 · HOU 107-113 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 1:08 · HOU 107-109 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 1:08 · HOU 107-115 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · HOU 105-107 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
