⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 49 rebounds to 60
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 9:12 · GS 42-34 HOU
- Ties it
David Lee hit a two point shot, Andre Iguodala with the assist
Q4 0:57 · GS 87-87 HOU
- Winner
Stephen Curry hit a 26-foot, Andre Iguodala with the assist
OT 4:01 · GS 92-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee lost ball turnover
Q4 0:29 · GS 87-87 HOU
- Turnover
David Lee offensive foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)
OT 3:28 · GS 92-89 HOU
- Turnover
David Lee turnover
OT 3:28 · GS 92-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 3:31 · GS 16-24 HOU
- Go-ahead
Chandler Parsons hit a 26-foot threeer, Dwight Howard with the assist
Q4 2:00 · GS 83-84 HOU
- Lead
James Harden hit a 23-foot two point shot
Q4 0:06 · GS 87-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons offensive foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul)
Q4 2:31 · GS 81-81 HOU
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons turnover
Q4 2:31 · GS 81-81 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:34 · GS 87-87 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
