⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q2 0:24 · HOU 66-47 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 6:09 · HOU 79-58 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 30
Q4 7:01 · HOU 105-75 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 9:45 · HOU 64-47 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:26 · HOU 37-35 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nate Robinson flagrant foul type 1 (Goran Dragic draws the foul)
Q3 9:45 · HOU 63-47 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
