⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seventeen of 50 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 4:46 · HOU 85-79 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul offensive foul
Q4 4:47 · HOU 105-113 GS
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 4:47 · HOU 105-113 GS
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:39 · HOU 108-118 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 1:00 · HOU 91-101 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 3:05 · HOU 108-115 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 3 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 17 | Blocks | 18 |









