⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 1:25 · HOU 54-49 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · HOU 91-96 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 10:45 · HOU 84-93 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q2 7:41 · HOU 31-39 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
