⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
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
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:12 · GS 53-43 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 9:24 · GS 61-46 HOU
- Steal
Gary Payton II stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 1:07 · GS 93-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 2:51 · GS 91-85 HOU
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:24 · GS 93-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Jonathan Kuminga misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · GS 95-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:16 · GS 18-22 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:19 · GS 65-61 HOU
- Steal
Alperen Sengun stole it from Andrew Wiggins
Q4 2:51 · GS 91-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 1:07 · GS 93-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
