⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 6:20 · GS 73-61 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Avery Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · GS 84-76 HOU
- Missed FT
Mickael Pietrus missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · GS 84-79 HOU
- Missed FT
Mickael Pietrus missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · GS 84-79 HOU

Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q4 1:52 · GS 78-65 HOU
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass
Q4 0:00 · GS 90-84 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |







