⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:14 · SA 14-3 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 0:49 · SA 75-67 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q4 10:33 · SA 118-99 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:02 · SA 46-43 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 11:44 · SA 43-38 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:47 · SA 81-77 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:45 · SA 118-108 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
