⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+5Q122-21
-4Q222-25
-10Q314-26
-2Q427-24
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 27-7 off them
Key battles
7Points off turnovers27
8Free throws made19
20Turnovers11
9Threes made5
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
