⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28 in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q3 4:33 · HOU 48-71 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:27 · HOU 1-8 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:28 · HOU 9-23 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28
Q2 2:47 · HOU 31-59 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
