⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 36- Made eight threes to their fifteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 3:59 · SA 62-68 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 11:09 · SA 92-103 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
