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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 19 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 100 |
 Warriors | 28 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 104 |
HOUTeam statsGSW| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 31-7441.9% | 14-4729.8% | 24-2982.8% | 26 | 14 | 14 |
| GSW | 38-7550.7% | 7-2231.8% | 21-2777.8% | 38 | 24 | 20 |
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 Warriors104| 43 | 35 | 11-25 | 1-3 | 12-15 | 0 | 0 | −2.6 | |||||||
| 41 | 13 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.8 | ||||||
| 40 | 14 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +10 | +3.8 | ||||||||
| 37 | 18 | 5-12 | 3-10 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 14 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0 | +5 | +0.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 14 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.5 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.9 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.5 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 104 | 38-7550.7% | 7-2231.8% | 38 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 21-2777.8% | 8 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 10 points on 4 for 9 shooting
Did not play: Quinn Cook, Jacob Evans and Jonas Jerebko (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets100| 39 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −8.5 | |||||||
| 39 | 35 | 9-28 | 4-16 | 13-14 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 37 | 27 | 10-19 | 4-13 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.8 | ||||
| 36 | 17 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 4-7 | 0 | −7 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 27 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −2.2 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.1 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.0 | ||||
| 14 | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −0.2 | ||||
| Team | 100 | 31-7441.9% | 14-4729.8% | 26 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 24-2982.8% | 3 | 14 | 3 | |||
Bench 17 points on 6 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Gary Clark, Kenneth Faried, Isaiah Hartenstein and Chris Chiozza (coach’s decision).
Warriors104Rockets100ClickTap 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.
The defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 104-100 for a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Kevin Durant’s 2 free throws put the Warriors ahead for good with 5:35 left in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets got within 92-91 on Chris Paul’s 2 free throws with 4:52 to play, but Durant answered with a 15-foot fadeaway, and the Rockets got no closer than 96-94. They had the ball down 3, but James Harden missed a 29-foot 3-pointer with 9.1 seconds left that would have tied it.
Stephen Curry’s free throw with 4.4 seconds left made it 104-100 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Rockets 12-11. Durant scored 6 of the Warriors’ 12 on 2 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Paul had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points.
Durant scored 35 points, and Draymond Green added 14 points (10 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 9 assists on 7 for 9 shooting.
For the Rockets, Harden had 35 points, 6 assists and 3 steals but shot 9 for 28, and Eric Gordon added 27 points (8 during a 13-0 run across the second and third quarters).
The Warriors shot 50.7% from the field and 31.8% from 3 to the Rockets’ 41.9% and 29.8%. The Rockets got 3 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Rockets outscored the Warriors 15-5 in 4 minutes with Nene, Tucker, Harden, Shumpert and House on the floor 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).
83 points from the field on 75 shots: 10.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-14 | 92.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-23 | 43.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-19 | 31.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 45 | 7 | 3-8 | −9 |
| James Harden | 12 | 6 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Eric Gordon | 7 | 2 | 1-6 | −1 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 7 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 14 | 4-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 89 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 18 | 0 | 0-1 | −7 |
| James Harden | 12 | 2 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Eric Gordon | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| P.J. Tucker | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 12 | 4-9 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 23 | 1 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Chris Paul | 19 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Eric Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 8 | 4-4 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 7 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Curry 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 0:26
25.2%
73→98
Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (33 PTS)
Q4 0:40
18.5%
91→73
Gordon 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
Q4 2:40
16.6%
85→68
Durant 12' Fadeaway Jumper (33 PTS) (Curry 4 AST)
Q4 2:21
16.5%
68→85
Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Capela 2 AST)
Q3 1:12
14.1%
82→68
