⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fourteen- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot, Draymond Green with the assist
OT 2:44 · GS 125-124 HOU
- Lead
Klay Thompson hit a two point shot, Kevin Durant with the assist
OT 0:40 · GS 132-130 HOU
- Lead
Stephen Curry hit a 18-foot jumper, Klay Thompson with the assist
OT 0:23 · GS 134-132 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:36 · GS 102-101 HOU
- Lead
James Harden hit a 28-foot step back jumper
OT 3:52 · GS 121-124 HOU
- Go-ahead
Austin Rivers hit a 26-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
OT 1:27 · GS 128-130 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:53 · GS 117-113 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:18 · GS 119-113 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
OT 3:00 · GS 123-124 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 21 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 30 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
