Golden State Warriors (32-30) beat Houston Rockets (38-23) 115-113 on the road on Thursday, March 5 in overtime.
The game, quarter by quarter
The Warriors struck first, taking the opening quarter 30-20 and a 10-point lead after one. The Rockets cut into the deficit with a 27-21 second quarter, though the Warriors still led by 4 at halftime.
The Rockets won the third 35-30 to turn the game around, taking a 1-point lead into the fourth. The Warriors answered with a 20-19 fourth quarter, forcing overtime at 101.
The Warriors finally separated the teams in overtime, winning it 14-12 to close out a 115-113 victory.
What decided it
The Warriors got more from their shots, finishing at 55.3% effective field-goal shooting compared with 53.1% for the Rockets. In a 2-point game, that shooting gap supplied the clearest edge.
The Rockets did win one battle, ball security: TOV% of 16.6 against 18.7. The Warriors made up for it elsewhere.
At roughly 102 possessions per team, the Warriors produced 112.6 points per 100 possessions to 110.7 for the Rockets.
Who stepped up
Amen Thompson was the game's biggest individual force for HOU: 18 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl on 8-15 shooting. His Game Score of 22.2 led everyone. His team was +6 with him on the floor.
Brandin Podziemski led the Warriors with 26 pts, 9 reb, 1 ast on 10-18 shooting, good for a 20.2 Game Score.
Amen Thompson (18 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast) recorded a double-double.
What it means
By our Win Meter this was an upset: The Warriors entered with about a 23% chance.
Across the last 13 meetings in our records, Golden State Warriors lead 7-6.
The Warriors are now 32-30, and the Rockets are 38-23. The Warriors last five before this game: W-L-W-L-L.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.