⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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 took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 0:51 · SA 53-48 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray back court turnover
Q4 2:23 · SA 101-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:13 · SA 6-14 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 9:13 · SA 33-44 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 3:13 · SA 101-105 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:58 · SA 97-90 HOU
- Turnover
Christian Wood kicked ball turnover
Q4 0:42 · SA 105-107 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
