⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 3:35 · HOU 20-25 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 8:26 · HOU 4-16 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 2:08 · HOU 50-65 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
