⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 39
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 10:45 · HOU 56-52 SA
- Steal
Donatas Motiejunas stole it from Marco Belinelli
Q4 0:11 · HOU 97-90 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terrence Jones out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:05 · HOU 90-85 SA
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · HOU 92-88 SA
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · HOU 92-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:56 · HOU 0-9 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 6:43 · HOU 6-21 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:26 · HOU 88-83 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 2:54 · HOU 90-85 SA
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli lost ball turnover
Q4 0:11 · HOU 97-90 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
