This could have been a good basketball game. For three quarters, it mostly was.
In the end, though, it wasn’t. This is a salty one because from the time the Rockets took a late lead at 3:29 remaining in the 4th quarter San Antonio scored 13pts. Two points came from field goals. The other 11pts were free throws. Four three throws were donated by the Rockets to stop the clock. So that is nine points from free throws with the game in balance, two points from actual made baskets. The eventual margin was five points.
The free throw margin, between two teams that play very similarly, was 36-25 in favor of San Antonio.