⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 26
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 5:16 · SA 23-27 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:29 · SA 81-72 HOU
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Kevin Porter Jr.
Q4 2:43 · SA 110-118 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 0:19 · SA 64-63 HOU
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:17 · SA 124-128 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 6:54 · SA 15-27 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 3:06 · SA 86-87 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 4:47 · SA 104-116 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · SA 116-121 HOU
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SA 124-128 HOU
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SA 124-128 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
