⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second 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
Made 23 threes to their three- A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29 in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 7:18 · HOU 22-12 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q4 10:04 · HOU 115-90 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29
Q4 7:03 · HOU 130-101 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q4 6:35 · HOU 117-97 GS
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:34 · HOU 138-107 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 5:37 · HOU 97-78 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bogut technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:35 · HOU 117-97 GS
- Flagrant
Draymond Green flagrant foul type 2 (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)
Q4 0:34 · HOU 138-107 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 23 | Threes made | 3 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 35 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
