⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 fifteen threes to their nine- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 2:31 · GS 32-21 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 5:37 · GS 70-66 HOU
- Steal
Andrew Bogut stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:13 · GS 88-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q1 11:23 · GS 0-2 HOU
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 0:10 · GS 88-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 9:11 · GS 76-82 HOU
- Steal
Carlos Delfino stole it from David Lee
Q4 0:10 · GS 88-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin bad pass
Q4 4:09 · GS 84-86 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · GS 88-89 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · GS 88-92 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
