⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 4:35 · HOU 47-31 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 5:47 · HOU 74-53 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 10:03 · HOU 86-61 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:55 · HOU 21-18 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 10:40 · HOU 58-43 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses technical free throw
Q4 8:56 · HOU 84-61 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
