⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 glass, 47 rebounds to 37- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 3
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 11-point lead to 20
Q4 10:49 · HOU 85-65 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Tracy McGrady technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:02 · HOU 47-47 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:23 · HOU 31-27 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon misses technical free throw
Q3 9:02 · HOU 47-47 POR
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:39 · HOU 56-54 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
