⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 20-8 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
- A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 0:46 · HOU 41-25 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31
Q3 0:22 · HOU 95-64 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 9:42 · HOU 91-64 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
