⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:41 · HOU 45-46 SA
- Winner
James Harden hit a two point shot, Omer Asik with the assist
Q4 0:04 · HOU 96-95 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · HOU 89-93 SA
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:04 · HOU 94-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:59 · HOU 27-28 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 7:11 · HOU 89-93 SA
- Steal
Manu Ginobili stole it from Chandler Parsons
Q4 1:29 · HOU 89-93 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:56 · HOU 89-89 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:39 · HOU 89-91 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
