⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-1Q125-22
-1Q228-28
-11Q327-35
-12Q425-33
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
15Offensive rebounds5
7Steals3
14Points off turnovers8
14Free throws made21
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 62% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
