⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 6:28 · HOU 26-7 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 10:02 · HOU 43-22 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q3 7:01 · HOU 84-54 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
