⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22- A 18-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 30 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 10:07 · HOU 20-8 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 5:32 · HOU 31-13 GS
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 30
Q1 1:37 · HOU 54-24 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q3 0:31 · HOU 107-87 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Trayce Jackson-Davis and Alperen Sengun
Q4 4:14 · HOU 114-101 GS
- Technical
Pat Spencer technical foul
Q4 4:14 · HOU 114-101 GS
📊The numbers
| HOU | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 25 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
