⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth 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
They went cold, seven of 39 from three- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 41
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 8:00 · HOU 24-7 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 9:47 · HOU 76-53 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:07 · HOU 114-99 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
