⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their ten- Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven
- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 43
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 0:01 · HOU 53-43 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 0:58 · HOU 86-69 SA
- Winner
Eric Gordon hit a 27-foot three jumper, PJ Tucker with the assist
Q4 1:48 · HOU 102-99 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:00 · HOU 96-91 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:00 · HOU 28-34 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:51 · HOU 90-83 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 5:25 · HOU 96-97 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
