⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 22 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 50 free throws to their 24- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3 in the third 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 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 5:33 · HOU 67-84 GS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:02 · HOU 93-96 GS
- Ties it
Tari Eason hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · HOU 119-119 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:11 · HOU 106-106 GS
- Missed FT
Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · HOU 110-114 GS
- Missed FT
Tari Eason misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · HOU 110-114 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 4:38 · HOU 11-28 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 6:46 · HOU 31-59 GS
- Winner
Jonathan Kuminga hit a 8-foot two point shot
OT 4:20 · HOU 119-121 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Draymond Green bad pass
Q4 0:15 · HOU 117-119 GS
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:42 · HOU 119-121 GS
- Turnover
Jonathan Kuminga bad pass
OT 0:38 · HOU 121-127 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
