⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their three- They went cold, three of 28 from three
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their twenty
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 72
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 from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:01 · GS 15-2 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 6:52 · GS 82-64 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 3:45 · GS 116-98 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Lamb technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:49 · GS 52-32 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q2 5:27 · GS 55-45 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:50 · GS 97-91 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 25 | Threes made | 3 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
