⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
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
Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 27
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 6-point lead to 17
Q1 7:28 · HOU 23-6 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:31 · HOU 83-71 GS
- Winner
Yao Ming hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · HOU 103-102 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · HOU 101-99 GS
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · HOU 111-107 GS
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · HOU 111-107 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q2 4:09 · HOU 52-42 GS
- Go-ahead
Baron Davis hit a 25-foot three jumper, Monta Ellis with the assist
Q4 2:11 · HOU 101-102 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Barnes turnover
Q4 1:35 · HOU 103-102 GS
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · HOU 105-102 GS
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · HOU 107-103 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
