⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
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
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 7:35 · HOU 19-4 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 8:46 · HOU 99-76 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:47 · HOU 19-16 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 1:06 · HOU 88-70 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 5:34 · HOU 104-92 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 4 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Steals | 13 |
| 24 | Blocks | 17 |
