⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, three of five from three
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
- Winner
Yao Ming made Layup.
Q4 1:57 · HOU 81-79 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Lost Ball. Stolen by Bob Sura.
Q4 4:28 · HOU 75-78 GS
- Missed FT
Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:50 · HOU 75-79 GS
- Turnover
Steve Francis Lost Ball. Stolen by Bob Sura.
Q4 1:34 · HOU 82-79 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:03 · HOU 0-8 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison Lost Ball
Q4 2:13 · HOU 79-79 GS
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:06 · HOU 84-83 GS
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison Lost Ball. Stolen by James Posey.
Q4 0:01 · HOU 84-83 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
