Golden State
Warriors
115
–
113
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 30 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 115 |
| HOU | 20 | 27 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 113 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
De'Anthony Melton
GSW
23
PTS
6
REB
2
AST
+8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.42
Impact Composite48.5
Hustle: 14.5Defense: 32.7Impact: 1.3
3 steals5 deflectionsonly 19 pts allowed on 45.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Brandin Podziemski
GSW
26
PTS
9
REB
1
AST
+5
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-18 (55.6%)
3PT4-8
FT2-2
TS%68.9%
eFG%66.7%
TOV1
ORTG121
DRTG115
NET+7
55.6% FG4-8 from 3only 28 pts allowed on 70.4 possessions
Box Score
| GSW | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draymond Green | 34:46 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +12 |
| Al Horford | 32:43 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 39:34 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10-18 | 56% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Gui Santos | 41:37 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +20 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 29:57 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10-22 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nate Williams | 17:57 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| LJ Cryer | 20:15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4-9 | 44% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Quinten Post | 20:03 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -8 |
| Pat Spencer | 16:05 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -17 |
| Malevy Leons | 12:03 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 45-94 | 48% | 14-38 | 37% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
Kristaps Porziņģis —
Will Richard —
Moses Moody —
Gary Payton II —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 37:08 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8-20 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -15 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 42:16 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0-8 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -14 |
| Kevin Durant | 41:21 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | 4-6 | 67% | -5 |
| Tari Eason | 33:59 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Amen Thompson | 43:31 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-15 | 53% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Clint Capela | 11:55 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Reed Sheppard | 37:09 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12-19 | 63% | 6-12 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Josh Okogie | 17:41 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 49 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 44-96 | 46% | 14-34 | 41% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
Jeff Green —
Isaiah Crawford —
Aaron Holiday —
Dorian Finney-Smith —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
GSW45/94 (48%)
Paint
30/51 (59%)
Mid
2/11 (18%)
3PT
14/38 (37%)
RA 76%ATB3 33%Paint 25%Corner 3 46%Mid 33%
HOU44/96 (46%)
Paint
24/47 (51%)
Mid
14/33 (42%)
3PT
14/34 (41%)
Paint 45%ATB3 36%RA 52%Mid 50%Corner 3 56%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Draymond Green
9.2 min • 8 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Tari Eason
held De'Anthony Melton
4.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Reed Sheppard
vs De'Anthony Melton
2.4 min • 5 pts • 100%
| HOU Defense | Al Horford | Brandin Podziemski | De'Anthony Melton | Draymond Green | Gui Santos | LJ Cryer | Malevy Leons | Nate Williams | Pat Spencer | Quinten Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 1pts 0% | 6.0m 4pts 67% | — | — | 2.6m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — |
| Alperen Sengun | 8.2m 10pts 42% | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 67% | 1.3m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 6.1m 3pts 0% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Kevin Durant | — | — | — | 9.2m 8pts 50% | 3.0m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reed Sheppard | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | 2.4m 5pts 100% | — | — | 4.6m 7pts 43% | — | 1.6m 3pts 33% | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — |
| Tari Eason | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 4.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 6pts 100% | — |
| Clint Capela | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 3.4m 8pts 50% | — | 1.5m 11pts 80% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | 1.3m 3pts 33% | — | 3.5m 12pts 67% | 2.6m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 2.5m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = GSW leads
HOU Largest Lead
4
Q4 3:33
GSW Largest Lead
11
Q1 7:33
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 8:23 – Q2 10:01
-7 → -2
HOU 10-0 run
Q2 8:23 – Q2 10:35
-7 → 0
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 10:13 – Q3 11:16
-4 → +1