⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- They went cold, six of 29 from three
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 4:22 · HOU 75-82 GS
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 3:59 · HOU 75-82 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 8:15 · HOU 26-36 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 2:03 · HOU 34-49 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 8:11 · HOU 41-64 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · HOU 75-82 GS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:00 · HOU 77-84 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
