⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:31 · POR 20-17 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 5:54 · POR 44-31 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:34 · POR 54-42 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Roy lost ball
Q4 1:21 · POR 84-80 HOU
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · POR 89-87 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from Brandon Roy
Q4 1:21 · POR 84-80 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard lost ball
Q4 4:01 · POR 78-75 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming traveling
Q4 3:21 · POR 80-75 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
