⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 27 from three
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 40
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 4:42 · HOU 21-29 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 4:38 · HOU 37-55 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 32 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
