⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 35 from three
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 64
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:37 · HOU 40-49 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 6:18 · HOU 15-22 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 10:18 · HOU 35-47 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 7:03 · HOU 67-87 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
