⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34- A 18-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 22
Q2 9:13 · SA 60-38 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama back court turnover
Q4 4:21 · SA 98-94 HOU
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · SA 104-102 HOU
- Missed FT
Stephon Castle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SA 108-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:52 · SA 93-86 HOU
- Steal
Fred VanVleet stole it from Victor Wembanyama
Q4 0:25 · SA 104-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 3:04 · SA 100-99 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:26 · SA 100-99 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:22 · SA 104-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
