⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40- Made ten threes to their sixteen
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:25 · GS 8-6 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:44 · GS 24-13 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul
Q2 1:00 · GS 47-47 HOU
- Flagrant
Draymond Green flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:57 · GS 53-60 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:44 · GS 24-21 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 11:17 · GS 53-62 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 9:01 · GS 81-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses technical free throw
Q2 1:00 · GS 47-47 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 9:57 · GS 53-60 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
