⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 23-15 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 9:03 · HOU 20-8 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 6:26 · HOU 76-54 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
