⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of nineteen from three- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:28 · HOU 18-17 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:00 · HOU 31-25 SA
- Winner
Kevin Martin hit a 24-foot three jumper, Luis Scola with the assist
OT 1:42 · HOU 115-114 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
OT 3:30 · HOU 110-110 SA
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
OT 3:00 · HOU 110-110 SA
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
OT 1:14 · HOU 115-114 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:56 · HOU 46-48 SA
- Lead
Manu Ginobili hit a layup, Tony Parker with the assist
OT 2:57 · HOU 110-112 SA
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a layup
OT 1:54 · HOU 112-114 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:32 · HOU 104-102 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili turnover
OT 1:30 · HOU 115-114 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili step out of bounds turnover
OT 1:00 · HOU 115-114 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
