⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their ten- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 3:58 · SA 101-128 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
DeMar DeRozan flagrant foul type 1
Q1 7:22 · SA 9-9 HOU
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:47 · SA 49-75 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 4:24 · SA 15-31 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 6:59 · SA 33-57 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q3 4:09 · SA 70-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
James Ennis III technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:38 · SA 53-85 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 22 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
