⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:00 · SA 67-69 HOU
- Go-ahead
Kawhi Leonard hit a 9-foot two point shot, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 2:41 · SA 105-104 HOU
- Winner
Kawhi Leonard hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:25 · SA 110-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · SA 98-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 9:18 · SA 7-17 HOU
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a 24-foot three jumper, Trevor Ariza with the assist
Q4 1:20 · SA 107-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Back court turnover
Q4 3:29 · SA 101-104 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · SA 107-107 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
