⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:25 · HOU 89-90 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard offensive foul (3rd personal foul)
Q4 0:14 · HOU 89-90 GS
- Turnover
Juwan Howard turnover
Q4 0:14 · HOU 89-90 GS
- Turnover
John Lucas turnover
Q4 0:02 · HOU 89-92 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 0:54 · HOU 44-56 GS
- Steal
Baron Davis stole it from Moochie Norris
Q4 0:00 · HOU 89-94 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
