⏱️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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 5:35 · HOU 53-36 GS
- Winner
James Harden hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 0:02 · HOU 97-96 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:05 · HOU 91-85 GS
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:06 · HOU 93-89 GS
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 0:13 · HOU 95-94 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Ian Clark hit a 9-foot two point shot, Draymond Green with the assist
Q4 1:24 · HOU 93-94 GS
- Steal
Shaun Livingston stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 0:13 · HOU 95-94 GS
- Go-ahead
Ian Clark hit a two point shot
Q4 0:10 · HOU 95-96 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Draymond Green bad pass
Q4 4:01 · HOU 91-85 GS
- Turnover
Draymond Green out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · HOU 97-96 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
