⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10
Q2 5:20 · GS 44-54 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:02 · GS 56-61 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:54 · GS 64-63 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:56 · GS 71-73 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 10:53 · GS 0-15 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 5:15 · GS 76-85 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 0:00 · GS 86-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:50 · GS 110-116 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
