⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 28-9 off them- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:13 · HOU 23-15 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 2:03 · HOU 80-70 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 1:16 · HOU 47-53 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jeremy Sochan flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:24 · HOU 66-65 SA
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jeremy Sochan and Amen Thompson
Q3 5:24 · HOU 66-65 SA
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
