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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 29 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 104 |
 Warriors | 28 | 36 | 28 | 24 | 116 |
HOUTeam statsGSW| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 37-10037.0% | 16-5131.4% | 14-1687.5% | 49 | 19 | 12 |
| GSW | 41-8747.1% | 9-2832.1% | 25-2889.3% | 54 | 27 | 16 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Golden State Warriors116| 37 | 18 | 6-13 | 2-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +24 | +1.2 | |||||
| 34 | 20, Season high (his best before, 16) | 8-14 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | +20 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +29 | +2.2 | |||||
| 31 | 22 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 10-10 | 0 | +8 | +12.7 | |||||||
| 31 | 20 | 8-19 | 1-10 | 3-4 | −4 | −1.9 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.6 | ||||||
| 22 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +14 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 12 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.4 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.7 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 116 | 41-8747.1% | 9-2832.1% | 54 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 25-2889.3% | 11 | 7 | 8 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Poole and Alen Smailagic (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets104| 40 | 30 | 11-32 | 0-8 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.7 | ||||||
| 38 | 24 | 9-18 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0 | −18 | +9.4 | |||||||
| 38 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −6.5 | ||||||
| 35 | 18 | 5-15 | 5-12 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | −12 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 29 | 10 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | −20 | +0.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −10.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +5 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.5 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.9 | |||
| Team | 104 | 37-10037.0% | 16-5131.4% | 49 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 14-1687.5% | 14 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 15 points on 5 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Michael Frazier II, Isaiah Hartenstein and Chris Clemons (coach’s decision).
Warriors116Rockets104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Damion Lee had 22 points (17 in the second quarter) and a career-high 15 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors went on a 19-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 116-104 on Christmas at Chase Center.
The Rockets led 97-96 when D'Angelo Russell’s layup put the Warriors ahead for good with 7:27 left. Glenn Robinson III scored 8 points and Draymond Green made 2 3-pointers as they pulled away to a 115-99 lead with 1:54 left.
Green had a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Russell added 20 points. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Russell Westbrook had 30 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds but shot 11 for 32, and James Harden added 24 points, 11 assists and 3 steals.
The Warriors shot 47.1% from the field and 32.1% from 3 to the Rockets’ 37.0% and 31.4%. They outscored the Rockets 52-34 in the paint. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 38-24 in 14 minutes together.
Golden State WarriorsHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
91 points from the field on 86 shots: 2.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-25 | 64.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 10-21 | 47.6% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-13 | 46.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-22 | 27.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danuel House Jr. | 19 | 8 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| James Harden | 11 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
| P.J. Tucker | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 4 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 22 | 7 | 3-7 | +4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 20 | 7 | 2-2 | +4 |
| James Harden | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Clint Capela | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers | 15 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 12 | 7 | 3-7 | +3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Ben McLemore | 10 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 17 | 8-11 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
GSW win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
GSW
Highest Leverage Moments
Harden 30' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 7:59
19.1%
62→43
Russell 2' Layup (20 PTS)
Q4 7:27
14.7%
43→58
Green 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Bowman 5 AST)
Q4 5:48
13.6%
68→82
Robinson III 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Burks 3 AST)
Q4 5:09
13.2%
82→95
House Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Harden 10 AST)
Q3 6:43
12.4%
53→41
