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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 17 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 99 |
 Warriors | 31 | 26 | 15 | 32 | 104 |
HOUTeam statsGSW| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 33-7941.8% | 12-4129.3% | 21-2487.5% | 39 | 19 | 15 |
| GSW | 39-8545.9% | 13-3735.1% | 13-1872.2% | 42 | 28 | 15 |
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| 45 | 27 | 11-20 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 44 | 25 | 9-23 | 3-11 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 40 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 11 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0.0 | |||||
| 32 | 22 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.8 | ||||||
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| 22 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +5 | +3.1 | ||||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.8 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.3 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 104 | 39-8545.9% | 13-3735.1% | 42 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 13-1872.2% | 12 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 11 points on 3 for 7 shooting
Did not play: Andrew Bogut, Jacob Evans and Jordan Bell (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets99| 45 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | −1 | −1.6 | ||||||||
| 45 | 31 | 10-16 | 3-9 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | +12.9 | |||||||
| 38 | 11 | 3-14 | 0-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −7.5 | |||||||
| 38 | 19 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 6-6 | +5 | −3.0 | ||||||||
| 26 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −4.4 | ||||||
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| 24 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 16 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +2.4 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.9 | ||
| Team | 99 | 33-7941.8% | 12-4129.3% | 39 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 21-2487.5% | 8 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Hartenstein, Danuel House Jr., Michael Frazier II and Gary Clark (coach’s decision).
Warriors104Rockets99ClickTap 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.
Klay Thompson scored 27 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 104-99 for a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Thompson’s 14-foot fadeaway put the Warriors ahead for good with 5:36 left in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets got within 89-88 on Eric Gordon’s 31-foot 3-pointer with 4:49 to play, but Kevon Looney answered with 2 free throws, and the Rockets got no closer than 91-89.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Rockets 13-7. Thompson scored 5 of the Warriors’ 13 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Stephen Curry scored 25 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and Kevin Durant added 22 points. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, James Harden had 31 points, 8 assists and 4 steals.
The Warriors shot 45.9% from the field and 35.1% from 3 to the Rockets’ 41.8% and 29.3%. The Rockets turned it over 17 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Warriors 43-25 in 18 minutes together. Draymond Green 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).
91 points from the field on 85 shots: 4.7 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 | 11-17 | 64.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-15 | 46.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-25 | 32.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 27 | 5 | 2-4 | −3 |
| James Harden | 16 | 6 | 3-3 | +1 |
| Iman Shumpert | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| P.J. Tucker | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 18 | 7-12 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers | 26 | 8 | 3-5 | −2 |
| Eric Gordon | 15 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| P.J. Tucker | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Chris Paul | 12 | 5 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 11 | 4-12 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 31 | 4 | 2-5 | −7 |
| Eric Gordon | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| James Harden | 7 | 9 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Chris Paul | 5 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 9 | 3-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 22 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
Gordon 31' 3PT Turnaround Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Tucker 1 AST)
Q4 4:49
19.1%
77→58
Curry 28' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Green 11 AST)
Q4 8:44
17.6%
40→58
Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
Q4 3:22
17.0%
68→85
Gordon 28' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Paul 5 AST)
Q4 6:09
15.5%
68→53
Curry 27' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q4 5:09
14.8%
58→73
