⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:55 · HOU 58-59 GS
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Andrew Bogut
Q4 0:06 · HOU 107-114 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Harden flagrant foul type 1 (Andrew Bogut draws the foul)
Q1 3:17 · HOU 19-22 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:39 · HOU 17-20 GS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q3 3:48 · HOU 84-93 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 3:33 · HOU 102-113 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaun Livingston technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:11 · HOU 70-68 GS
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut bad pass
Q4 0:06 · HOU 107-114 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 35 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
