⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:26 · GS 85-87 HOU
- Ties it
Mickael Pietrus made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:56 · GS 89-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass
Q4 4:13 · GS 83-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Mickael Pietrus missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:32 · GS 90-91 HOU
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 1:24 · GS 90-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 2:59 · GS 12-27 HOU
- Winner
Tracy McGrady made 21 ft jumper.
Q4 2:46 · GS 89-91 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
