⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 9:07 · GS 57-56 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:02 · GS 74-71 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:29 · GS 95-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul
Q3 10:53 · GS 46-51 HOU
- Turnover
Draymond Green lost ball turnover
Q4 1:28 · GS 99-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:08 · GS 18-26 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:49 · GS 99-91 HOU
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet bad pass
Q4 0:24 · GS 99-93 HOU
- Turnover
Amen Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · GS 101-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
