⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 32
- Made eight threes to their fifteen
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eight
- Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 27
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q3 5:56 · GS 75-66 HOU
- Go-ahead
Derek Fisher hit a 4-foot two point shot
OT 3:47 · GS 101-100 HOU
- Go-ahead
Jason Richardson hit a 18-foot jumper, Baron Davis with the assist
OT 3:11 · GS 103-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Murphy lost ball
Q4 0:50 · GS 96-92 HOU
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:26 · GS 99-98 HOU
- Turnover
Troy Murphy lost ball
OT 1:29 · GS 103-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Ties it
Luther Head hit a 24-foot three jumper, Yao Ming with the assist
Q4 0:02 · GS 98-98 HOU
- Go-ahead
Yao Ming hit a 12-foot two point shot, David Wesley with the assist
OT 4:07 · GS 99-100 HOU
- Go-ahead
Yao Ming hit a 8-foot two point shot
OT 3:21 · GS 101-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Moochie Norris turnover
Q4 1:13 · GS 96-92 HOU
- Turnover
David Wesley turnover
Q4 0:05 · GS 96-95 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
OT 2:09 · GS 103-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
