⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 twelve threes to their six- They went cold, six of 38 from three
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 50
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:03 · HOU 43-44 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 8:51 · HOU 94-83 SA
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Kawhi Leonard
Q4 1:54 · HOU 100-94 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza turnover
Q4 1:07 · HOU 100-96 SA
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:42 · HOU 100-99 SA
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 0:34 · HOU 100-99 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 10:55 · HOU 79-80 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:18 · HOU 96-94 SA
- Winner
Patty Mills hit a 25-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 0:12 · HOU 100-102 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · HOU 100-94 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · HOU 100-102 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · HOU 100-102 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
