⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:07 · SA 35-39 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 4:16 · SA 88-83 HOU
- Winner
Richard Jefferson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Tony Parker with the assist
OT 1:08 · SA 94-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 1:52 · SA 86-83 HOU
- Turnover
Daniel Green bad pass
Q4 0:10 · SA 90-88 HOU
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:18 · SA 90-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 7:56 · SA 8-13 HOU
- Ties it
Luis Scola hit a driving layup, Chandler Parsons with the assist
Q4 0:05 · SA 90-90 HOU
- Go-ahead
Samuel Dalembert hit a dunk, Kyle Lowry with the assist
OT 2:30 · SA 91-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
OT 4:18 · SA 90-90 HOU
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
OT 3:00 · SA 90-90 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
