⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
+5Q125-19
-4Q220-26
+8Q328-19
-12Q411-22
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
15Steals6
13Free throws made25
23Assists13
14Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
