⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25
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
- Ties it
Danuel House Jr. hit a 2-foot layup, Eric Gordon with the assist
Q4 1:51 · HOU 102-102 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:13 · HOU 97-98 SA
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:22 · HOU 100-102 SA
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 0:54 · HOU 102-107 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:50 · HOU 7-16 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:31 · HOU 59-70 SA
- Lead
DeMar DeRozan hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · HOU 100-101 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 4:18 · HOU 97-98 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
