⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 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
They went cold, seven of 25 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- Ties it
Jason Collier made Jumper. Assisted by Terence Morris.
Q4 2:33 · HOU 74-74 POR
- Lead
Eddie Griffin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:15 · HOU 75-74 POR
- Ties it
Eddie Griffin made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Collier.
Q4 1:37 · HOU 77-77 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelvin Cato Technical Foul
Q3 6:01 · HOU 46-50 POR
- Missed FT
Eddie Griffin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:15 · HOU 74-74 POR
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:33 · HOU 79-78 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Dale Davis made Layup. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 1:59 · HOU 75-76 POR
- Lead
Bonzi Wells made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · HOU 77-78 POR
- Winner
Bonzi Wells made Layup. Assisted by Scottie Pippen.
Q4 0:18 · HOU 79-80 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scottie Pippen Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 4:47 · HOU 68-69 POR
- Turnover
Scottie Pippen Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 2:19 · HOU 74-74 POR
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · HOU 77-77 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
