⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 14- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:42 · GS 11-4 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 1:45 · GS 69-59 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q3 5:01 · GS 98-80 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 8:06 · GS 45-49 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
