The Spurs’ Game 5 overtime victory over the Rockets is the type of game where you often do your analysis based on the outcome. It’s easy to look at the stats and pick out a few numbers that help explain why San Antonio won. But, had Houston won, it would have been just as easy to find numbers to explain that result, too. This one simply came down to clutch performance. NBA.com defines “clutch” as the “last 5 minutes of the game (including overtime), ahead or behind 5 points.” In those clutch minutes, the Spurs outscored the Rockets 19 to 13.
The Spurs Game 5 win over the Rockets was all about “clutch”
