⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 twelve threes to their six- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 56
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 66
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:09 · GS 81-82 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:41 · GS 112-116 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry palming turnover
Q4 3:59 · GS 96-96 HOU
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 2:59 · GS 98-100 HOU
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · GS 102-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:43 · GS 14-22 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 10:52 · GS 31-41 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 6:11 · GS 39-52 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · GS 105-112 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
