⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 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, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, 25 of 49 from three
- Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve
- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 31-17 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q2 4:23 · GS 42-60 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Marquese Chriss technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:49 · GS 11-31 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 10:10 · GS 4-16 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q1 5:15 · GS 11-35 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q2 11:25 · GS 19-46 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:38 · GS 4-16 HOU
- Technical
Danuel House Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:33 · GS 55-75 HOU
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:04 · GS 88-123 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 25 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
