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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 20 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 109 |
 Warriors | 29 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 115 |
HOUTeam statsGSW| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 36-7746.8% | 17-4042.5% | 20-2580.0% | 41 | 17 | 17 |
| GSW | 42-9146.2% | 11-3630.6% | 20-2483.3% | 45 | 24 | 12 |
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 Warriors115| 44 | 29 | 9-22 | 3-6 | 8-10 | 0 | +6 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 41 | 21 | 8-18 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 39 | 15 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | +11 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 20 | 6-16 | 3-13 | 5-5 | +9 | +0.2 | ||||||||
| 32 | 16 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 2-4 | +17 | +6.3 | ||||||||
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| 16 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.4 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.1 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.5 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.2 | |||
| Team | 115 | 42-9146.2% | 11-3630.6% | 45 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 20-2483.3% | 18 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 14 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Bell, Quinn Cook and Jacob Evans (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets109| 41 | 13 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −10 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 40 | 18 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | +5 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 15 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.2 | |||
| 34 | 29 | 9-19 | 3-7 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 0 | −19 | +2.6 | |||||||
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| 24 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.0 | |||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.7 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.7 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.1 | |||
| Team | 109 | 36-7746.8% | 17-4042.5% | 41 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20-2580.0% | 10 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Hartenstein and Gary Clark (coach’s decision).
Warriors115Rockets109ClickTap 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 115-109 for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Warriors never trailed and led by as many as 15.
The Rockets got within 93-90 on Clint Capela’s free throw with 6:44 to play, but Stephen Curry answered with a 28-foot 3-pointer, and the Rockets got no closer than 113-109.
Kevin Durant scored 29 points. Klay Thompson added 21 points (11 in the second quarter) and 3 steals. Curry added 20 points, and Andre Iguodala scored 16 points (8 in the paint) on 6 for 9 shooting. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, James Harden scored 29 points.
The Rockets gave up 18 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Warriors missed. The Warriors’ starters outscored the Rockets 73-61 in 24 minutes together. Capela fouled out.
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).
95 points from the field on 90 shots: 3.1 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 | 16-22 | 72.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-13 | 38.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-20 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-27 | 29.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 32 | 2 | 0-4 | −10 |
| P.J. Tucker | 22 | 8 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Eric Gordon | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Clint Capela | 8 | 2 | 1-5 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 3-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 36 | 0 | 0-2 | −11 |
| Austin Rivers | 12 | 9 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Chris Paul | 12 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Clint Capela | 5 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 5 | 2-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 25 | 3 | 1-3 | −7 |
| Austin Rivers | 11 | 5 | 1-2 | +1 |
| P.J. Tucker | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Clint Capela | 6 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 10 | 4-9 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 26 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 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q4 7:25
14.1%
82→68
Rivers 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q1 0:02
13.6%
82→68
Curry 28' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Durant 4 AST)
Q4 6:31
13.6%
68→82
Green 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Rivers 2 AST)
Q4 10:22
11.6%
79→67
Livingston 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
Q4 10:04
10.1%
67→77
