⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 26 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 26 of 54 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 24-9 off them
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 50
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:56 · GS 19-16 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 9:20 · GS 44-31 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 2:11 · GS 63-45 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:52 · GS 44-40 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 26 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
