⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. 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
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eight
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 took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 0:46 · HOU 70-60 SA
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 1:40 · HOU 86-81 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:29 · HOU 86-79 SA
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:29 · HOU 86-79 SA
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:59 · HOU 86-81 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 4:20 · HOU 38-45 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:32 · HOU 70-69 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:20 · HOU 88-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Green bad pass
Q4 4:54 · HOU 76-71 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 1:40 · HOU 86-81 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
