⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 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
▲ HOU better than we expected
+3Q127-23
-7Q219-24
-7Q314-20
+7Q426-19
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
24Free throws made10
14Fast break points8
25%Three-point accuracy35%
28Points off turnovers19
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
