⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 7:01 · POR 13-8 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 7:46 · POR 33-27 HOU
- Winner
Sebastian Telfair hit a two point shot
Q4 0:27 · POR 76-75 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 4:35 · POR 70-69 HOU
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 0:59 · POR 74-75 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Ties it
Yao Ming hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:54 · POR 70-70 HOU
- Go-ahead
Luther Head hit a two point shot
Q4 1:16 · POR 74-75 HOU
- Steal
Luther Head stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 0:59 · POR 74-75 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard turnover
Q4 3:58 · POR 70-69 HOU
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · POR 70-69 HOU
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · POR 72-70 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
