⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:45 · HOU 10-4 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 1:56 · HOU 37-26 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 4:06 · HOU 87-80 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:16 · HOU 108-106 GS
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 1:41 · HOU 111-108 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:44 · HOU 66-60 GS
- Steal
Stephen Curry stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 1:41 · HOU 111-108 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 4:41 · HOU 103-104 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 3:39 · HOU 108-106 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 3 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Steals | 19 |
| 18 | Blocks | 24 |
