⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 7:37 · GS 86-81 HOU
- Steal
Adonal Foyle stole it from Yao Ming
Q4 1:21 · GS 91-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Richardson lost ball
Q4 3:32 · GS 91-89 HOU
- Turnover
Jason Richardson lost ball
Q4 0:43 · GS 93-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 2:35 · GS 43-53 HOU
- Winner
Rafer Alston hit a 26-foot three jumper, Yao Ming with the assist
Q4 2:30 · GS 91-93 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 3:47 · GS 91-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
David Wesley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:15 · GS 81-81 HOU
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:18 · GS 91-90 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 1:21 · GS 91-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
