⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind 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 better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten- A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:32 · HOU 91-92 SA
- Winner
Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 17-foot fade away jump shot, Alperen Sengun with the assist
Q4 1:47 · HOU 106-104 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses technical free throw
Q2 4:40 · HOU 47-61 SA
- Missed FT
Reed Sheppard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · HOU 108-104 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Ties it
De'Aaron Fox hit a 11-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 3:00 · HOU 104-104 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
