⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 53
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 27
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 11:40 · HOU 12-0 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 2:45 · HOU 98-102 SA
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:45 · HOU 98-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 6:18 · HOU 21-12 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:54 · HOU 28-23 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 0:56 · HOU 76-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (James Harden draws the foul)
Q4 1:59 · HOU 98-102 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 1:59 · HOU 98-102 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · HOU 103-104 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
