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Wednesday, May 27, 2015Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 5 after the first quarter and won 104–90.

Final · CF · G5 · Box score
Rockets90
Warriors104
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +14
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Rockets-Warriors

Golden State finishes off Houston, wins the series 4–1

Stephen Curry goes for 26 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+6+6+14GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2224222290
Warriors17352230104
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 33, 18, 32, 34, 33, 40, 23, 26GSW26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 12, 14, 13, 14, 7, 0, 14, 24GSW24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 20, 20, 16, 7, 19, 14, 14, 18HOU18 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 7, 4, 7, 9, 4, 10, 16HOU16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 90Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2224222290
Warriors17352230104
The story
Harrison Barnes had 24 points as Golden State beat Houston 104-90

Trevor Ariza led Houston with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB · 10-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Warriors took the second 35-24.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −5+6+6+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.8Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (33 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 26

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 33, 18, 32, 34, 33, 40, 23, 26Warriors-Rockets · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 12, 14, 13, 14, 7, 0, 14, 24Warriors-Rockets · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 15, 21, 20, 15, 13, 17, 24, 20Warriors-Rockets · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 20, 20, 16, 7, 19, 14, 14, 18Rockets-Warriors · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 7, 4, 7, 9, 4, 10, 16Rockets-Warriors · L
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 15, 19, 11, 9, 3, 13, 1, 16Rockets-Warriors · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST