⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their fifteen- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 47 from three
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 27
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q1 5:06 · HOU 18-28 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q2 11:32 · HOU 41-40 GS
- Steal
Usman Garuba stole it from Draymond Green
Q4 2:19 · HOU 115-118 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · HOU 115-118 GS
- Missed FT
Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:29 · HOU 120-126 GS
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:18 · HOU 120-127 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:32 · HOU 0-11 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:44 · HOU 61-61 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 0:38 · HOU 94-99 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Draymond Green bad pass
Q4 2:19 · HOU 115-118 GS
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · HOU 120-126 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 15 | Threes made | 24 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 38 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
