⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:38 · POR 17-22 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 5:35 · POR 81-75 HOU
- Lead
Damon Stoudamire made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Anderson.
Q4 1:17 · POR 83-81 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Offensive Foul
Q4 1:52 · POR 81-81 HOU
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Foul
Q4 1:52 · POR 81-81 HOU
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:34 · POR 83-81 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 4:28 · POR 9-22 HOU
- Ties it
Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
Q4 0:20 · POR 83-83 HOU
- Winner
Yao Ming made Dunk. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
OT 4:45 · POR 83-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by Derek Anderson.
OT 3:15 · POR 83-87 HOU
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Traveling
OT 2:48 · POR 85-87 HOU
- Turnover
Steve Francis Lost Ball. Stolen by Darius Miles.
OT 0:41 · POR 85-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
