⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 33
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 11:26 · SA 88-83 HOU
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili hit a 26-foot three jumper, Matt Bonner with the assist
Q4 1:46 · SA 104-102 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 3:05 · SA 106-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · SA 46-57 HOU
- Turnover
Danny Green bad pass
Q4 4:07 · SA 92-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 11:29 · SA 26-41 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 5:54 · SA 32-55 HOU
- Ties it
James Harden hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:56 · SA 106-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:33 · SA 98-97 HOU
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · SA 101-99 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · SA 104-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
