⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 1:56 · SA 51-50 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:56 · SA 59-52 HOU
- Steal
Devin Vassell stole it from Josh Okogie
Q4 2:34 · SA 113-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Victor Wembanyama flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:01 · SA 100-92 HOU
- Turnover
Stephon Castle traveling
Q4 1:18 · SA 115-107 HOU
- Turnover
Stephon Castle bad pass
Q4 0:42 · SA 115-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:44 · SA 30-40 HOU
- Steal
Josh Okogie stole it from Stephon Castle
Q4 0:42 · SA 115-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Okogie bad pass
Q4 2:34 · SA 113-107 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 1:20 · SA 115-107 HOU
- Turnover
Josh Okogie bad pass
Q4 0:38 · SA 115-108 HOU
📊The numbers
| SA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
