⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 21-13 off them
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 4:31 · HOU 49-44 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 11:19 · HOU 59-48 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Richardson.
Q4 2:49 · HOU 100-92 GS
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass. Stolen by Erick Dampier.
Q4 2:00 · HOU 100-94 GS
- Missed FT
Kenny Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:35 · HOU 100-97 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 4:11 · HOU 19-26 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison Bad Pass
Q4 0:35 · HOU 106-101 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |









