⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 56- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 4:02 · HOU 31-18 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 5:25 · HOU 99-76 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 0:37 · HOU 113-87 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 11:05 · HOU 41-32 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
