⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 25-14 off them- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 52
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 1:41 · HOU 74-82 GS
- Steal
Aaron Holiday stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 1:42 · HOU 94-102 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul
Q2 0:09 · HOU 48-60 GS
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q3 6:13 · HOU 53-74 GS
- Turnover
Aaron Holiday lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · HOU 96-102 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- Steal
Brandin Podziemski stole it from Aaron Holiday
Q4 1:04 · HOU 96-102 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 1:42 · HOU 94-102 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
