⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40- Made six threes 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:14 · HOU 36-24 GS
- Winner
Jalen Green hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · HOU 91-90 GS
- Ties it
Jalen Green hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · HOU 90-90 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet bad pass
Q4 4:47 · HOU 82-83 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:19 · HOU 84-90 GS
- Turnover
Draymond Green out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:03 · HOU 87-90 GS
- Turnover
Gary Payton II bad pass
Q4 0:05 · HOU 89-90 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
