⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, eleven of 41 from three- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 23
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · HOU 104-106 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 3:16 · HOU 21-33 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:35 · HOU 32-43 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 1:32 · HOU 78-92 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:44 · HOU 94-102 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
