⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 eleven threes to their five- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 39
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
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 0:20 · HOU 104-112 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lou Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · HOU 96-103 GS
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:07 · HOU 106-113 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 5:07 · HOU 16-33 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 2:06 · HOU 52-65 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 5:56 · HOU 75-86 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Draymond Green offensive foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)
Q4 2:47 · HOU 99-105 GS
- Turnover
Draymond Green turnover
Q4 2:47 · HOU 99-105 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 0:20 · HOU 104-112 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 33 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
