Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors : Game 1 106.0 - 119.0

The 2018 West Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs featured Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors head-to-head, and both teams battled 7 times. Out of the 7 game series of the Conference Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, Golden State Warriors outdueled Houston Rockets , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Houston Rockets ’s 3 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Houston Rockets had an offensive rating of 103.9, defensive rating of 116.7, 21.0 free-throw attempts, and 37.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.351 percent clip as a team. Golden State Warriors had an offensive rating of 116.7, defensive rating of 103.9, 25.0 free-throw attempts, 33.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.394 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Houston Rockets finished the game with a record of 102 , and Golden State Warriors recorded Houston Rockets possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors’s based on the advanced stats,Golden State Warriors had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.606 percent, Golden State Warriors had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 8.8 vs 15.7 .

The most impactful players on each team in the Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors matchup of the 2018 West Conference Finals NBA Playoffs were James Harden and Kevin Durant based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. James Harden for the Houston Rockets in the Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs, put up 24.0 and made 14.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 3.0 defensive rebounds, 7.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.231. While Kevin Durant put up 27.0 and made 14.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 3.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.156.