⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their fifteen- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 46
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 5:56 · HOU 11-16 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:46 · HOU 19-26 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 2:30 · HOU 42-53 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:41 · HOU 98-102 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
