⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |








