⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to five- Made no threes to their eight
- Went cold from three, no of eleven
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
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
Tracy McGrady made 23 ft jumper.
Q4 2:03 · HOU 72-72 POR
- Winner
Yao Ming made driving layup. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 1:54 · HOU 74-72 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:03 · HOU 72-72 POR
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · HOU 81-80 POR
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · HOU 81-80 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:43 · HOU 54-49 POR
- Ties it
Derek Anderson made three point jumper. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 3:00 · HOU 70-70 POR
- Lead
Damon Stoudamire made layup. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Q4 2:21 · HOU 70-72 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Miles Non-unsportsmanlike Technical. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 1:54 · HOU 74-72 POR
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:55 · HOU 75-72 POR
- Missed FT
Derek Anderson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · HOU 77-73 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 0 | Threes made | 8 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
