⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 36
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 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:02 · HOU 98-91 SA
- Go-ahead
Jeremy Lin hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 1:59 · HOU 118-117 SA
- Ties it
Omer Asik hit a 14-foot two point shot, Jeremy Lin with the assist
Q4 0:37 · HOU 120-120 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · HOU 120-120 SA
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons lost ball turnover
OT 3:19 · HOU 120-122 SA
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin lost ball turnover
OT 2:28 · HOU 122-124 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 10:26 · HOU 69-74 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 6:58 · HOU 107-110 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
OT 4:09 · HOU 122-129 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 4:48 · HOU 110-110 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball turnover
OT 2:43 · HOU 122-124 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:13 · HOU 126-134 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
