⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 35 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:19 · GS 34-36 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:42 · GS 46-44 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:24 · GS 98-89 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:43 · GS 12-18 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:42 · GS 66-69 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 3:03 · GS 96-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
