⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23
- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 45
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 6:58 · HOU 85-89 GS
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass
Q4 4:46 · HOU 89-95 GS
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 3:00 · HOU 89-97 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 5:33 · HOU 89-100 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
