⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 33
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 5:09 · GS 46-38 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · GS 105-97 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 9:11 · GS 5-13 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Courtney Lee post lost ball turnover
Q4 1:34 · GS 101-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
