⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 5:28 · HOU 59-58 POR
- Go-ahead
Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Glen Rice.
Q4 1:59 · HOU 83-81 POR
- Winner
Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:20 · HOU 85-83 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:15 · HOU 83-81 POR
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · HOU 86-83 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:26 · HOU 7-16 POR
- Ties it
Arvydas Sabonis made Layup. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 1:07 · HOU 83-83 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rasheed Wallace Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 4:43 · HOU 52-58 POR
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells Lost Ball. Stolen by Cuttino Mobley.
Q4 3:03 · HOU 80-79 POR
- Missed FT
Arvydas Sabonis missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:07 · HOU 83-83 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
