⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their thirteen- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 4:24 · HOU 58-48 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 10:35 · HOU 76-56 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q4 5:09 · HOU 116-97 GS
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q4 5:09 · HOU 117-97 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 4:58 · HOU 87-77 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Willie Cauley-Stein flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:09 · HOU 116-97 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 21 | Threes made | 13 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
