⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 22-8 off them- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 49
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:56 · HOU 20-19 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:26 · HOU 62-62 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:15 · HOU 94-100 GS
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · HOU 96-103 GS
- Turnover
Luther Head lost ball
Q4 0:23 · HOU 99-106 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:00 · HOU 24-31 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 8:52 · HOU 33-43 GS
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Luther Head
Q4 0:23 · HOU 99-106 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · HOU 93-100 GS
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · HOU 99-105 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
