⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 31-12 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- Made five threes to their twelve
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:09 · SA 36-36 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 7:01 · SA 69-63 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 4:19 · SA 100-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:09 · SA 30-36 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 8:25 · SA 8-15 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 4:10 · SA 69-72 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses technical free throw
Q2 8:09 · SA 30-36 HOU
- Turnover
Mason Jones bad pass
Q4 4:59 · SA 90-85 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
