⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34- Went cold from three, eleven of 43
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:46 · HOU 86-89 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 6:48 · HOU 101-97 SA
- Winner
PJ Tucker hit a 23-foot three jumper, Clint Capela with the assist
Q4 2:34 · HOU 107-104 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:01 · HOU 101-100 SA
- Turnover
Clint Capela out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:06 · HOU 109-106 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 11:28 · HOU 2-16 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 9:19 · HOU 26-48 SA
- Ties it
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 2:51 · HOU 104-104 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dejounte Murray and James Harden
Q1 6:08 · HOU 7-22 SA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray turnover
Q4 1:51 · HOU 107-104 SA
- Missed FT
Derrick White misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · HOU 109-107 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
