⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, 25 offensive rebounds to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Lost Ball. Stolen by Terence Morris.
Q4 0:50 · GS 32-35 HOU
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · GS 38-40 HOU
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · GS 38-40 HOU

Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · GS 32-35 HOU
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · GS 38-39 HOU
- Turnover
Steve Francis Lost Ball. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 0:01 · GS 38-40 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |










