⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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 7 down to 2 up
Q2 8:51 · GS 42-40 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:39 · GS 107-109 HOU
- Go-ahead
Gary Payton II hit a 2-foot layup, Draymond Green with the assist
Q4 0:19 · GS 116-115 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 0:26 · GS 31-37 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 4:08 · GS 47-51 HOU
- Winner
Alperen Sengun hit a 4-foot layup, Kevin Durant with the assist
Q4 0:11 · GS 116-117 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:34 · GS 104-109 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 2:58 · GS 104-109 HOU
- Goaltend
Amen Thompson defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:19 · GS 116-115 HOU
📊The numbers
| GS | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
