⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 28
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 11:01 · HOU 40-20 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 6:41 · HOU 99-80 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Steven Adams and Quinten Post
Q2 11:00 · HOU 30-20 GS
- Flagrant
Jalen Green flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:16 · HOU 91-79 GS
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses technical free throw
Q4 6:40 · HOU 93-80 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 9:07 · HOU 91-80 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Draymond Green misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 7:16 · HOU 91-79 GS
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul
Q4 6:40 · HOU 93-80 GS
- Technical
Double technical foul - Pat Spencer and Amen Thompson
Q4 2:00 · HOU 109-89 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
