⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 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, 8 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 21 threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 43 from three
- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen
- Beaten inside, 18 points in the paint to 56
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q2 3:41 · GS 51-46 HOU
- Technical
Jonathan Kuminga technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:19 · GS 102-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:41 · GS 51-46 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 21 | Threes made | 13 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
