⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind 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, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 58
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:05 · GS 17-15 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:44 · GS 56-50 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:25 · GS 107-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 1:24 · GS 103-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Aaron Brooks stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 1:24 · GS 103-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:34 · GS 103-108 HOU
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza lost ball
Q4 1:30 · GS 103-108 HOU
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks traveling
Q4 0:06 · GS 105-108 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
