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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 21 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 89 |
 Spurs | 20 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 96 |
HOUTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 30-9033.3% | 9-4122.0% | 20-2969.0% | 49 | 11 | 8 |
| SAS | 33-7444.6% | 10-2050.0% | 20-2774.1% | 46 | 17 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
San Antonio Spurs96| 39 | 13 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −6.8 | ||||||
| 36 | 27 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0 | +21 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +23 | −3.0 | |||||
| 30 | 14 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.1 | |||||
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| 29 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | +0.3 | |||||
| 15 | 8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.6 | |||
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −5.7 | |||||
| Team | 96 | 33-7444.6% | 10-2050.0% | 46 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20-2774.1% | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 27 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Drew Eubanks (coach’s decision); Rudy Gay and Jakob Poeltl (injury/illness).
Houston Rockets89| 40 | 13 | 4-13 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0 | −12 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 39 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −8.7 | ||||
| 39 | 25 | 7-27 | 1-13 | 10-13 | 0 | −8 | −6.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | −19 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 19 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −8.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 23 | 10-26 | 3-14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −0.1 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +13 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 7 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.6 | ||
| Team | 89 | 30-9033.3% | 9-4122.0% | 49 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 20-2969.0% | 15 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Marquese Chriss and Michael Carter-Williams (coach’s decision).
Spurs96Rockets89ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points (16 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Houston Rockets 96-89.
DeMar DeRozan’s driving layup put the Spurs ahead for good with 8:30 left in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets got within 86-85 on James Harden’s driving layup with 3:39 to play, but Derrick White answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Rockets got no closer.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Rockets 7-6.
White had 14 points and a career-high 8 assists.
For the Rockets, Harden scored 25 points but shot 7 for 27, and Eric Gordon added 23 points (14 in the paint) off the bench.
The Spurs shot 44.6% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Rockets’ 33.3% and 22.0%. The Rockets outscored the Spurs 20-8 off turnovers. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 36-21 in 16 minutes together.
San Antonio SpursHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
76 points from the field on 74 shots: 0.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-22 | 63.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-11 | 18.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-21 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Capela | 35 | 10 | 5-10 | 0 |
| P.J. Tucker | 14 | 9 | 2-4 | +5 |
| James Harden | 9 | 4 | 1-6 | +1 |
| Chris Paul | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 16 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Chris Paul | 15 | 6 | 1-2 | +3 |
| James Ennis III | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Clint Capela | 6 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 25 | 4 | 2-5 | −5 |
| P.J. Tucker | 16 | 2 | 1-1 | −4 |
| James Ennis III | 15 | 2 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Chris Paul | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
SAS
Highest Leverage Moments
White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 2:48
23.3%
59→82
Clark 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
Q4 5:34
12.9%
92→79
Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
Q2 11:26
11.1%
58→47
DeRozan 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 4:37
10.6%
68→79
Clark 1' Driving Dunk (8 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
Q4 4:15
10.6%
79→68
