⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from three- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- Burned in transition, 18 fast break points to 31
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 2:17 · GS 26-24 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 4:56 · GS 96-96 HOU
- Turnover
Vladimir Radmanovic lost ball
Q4 1:54 · GS 101-108 HOU
- Flagrant
Vladimir Radmanovic flagrant foul type 1 (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
Q4 1:54 · GS 101-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:21 · GS 2-8 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 1:20 · GS 46-52 HOU
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Vladimir Radmanovic
Q4 1:54 · GS 101-108 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
