⏱️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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 43
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:44 · HOU 9-0 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:00 · HOU 87-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 1:27 · HOU 101-97 SA
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 0:00 · HOU 105-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:22 · HOU 68-67 SA
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Kyle Lowry
Q4 1:27 · HOU 101-97 SA
- Steal
Richard Jefferson stole it from Kyle Lowry
Q4 0:00 · HOU 105-102 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · HOU 92-86 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
