⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 29-14 off them
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:32 · GS 62-63 HOU
- Ties it
Otto Porter Jr. hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · GS 103-103 HOU
- Winner
Stephen Curry hit a 20-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:01 · GS 105-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andrew Wiggins flagrant foul type 1
Q4 4:54 · GS 92-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 4:18 · GS 18-26 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:41 · GS 37-52 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Christian Wood technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:02 · GS 51-63 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:25 · GS 99-103 HOU
- Turnover
Christian Wood out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · GS 101-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
