⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen- Won the second chances, 25 offensive rebounds to thirteen
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:20 · GS 11-3 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 2:52 · GS 55-44 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry turnover
Q4 2:47 · GS 91-95 HOU
- Turnover
Stephen Curry out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:47 · GS 91-95 HOU
- Turnover
Brandin Podziemski bad pass
Q4 0:32 · GS 95-100 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 11:47 · GS 76-83 HOU
- Steal
Jabari Smith Jr. stole it from Brandin Podziemski
Q4 0:32 · GS 95-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Holiday bad pass
Q4 4:26 · GS 89-88 HOU
- Missed FT
Reed Sheppard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · GS 95-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · GS 97-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 25 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
