⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 4:11 · HOU 68-48 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q4 4:46 · HOU 95-60 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:58 · HOU 14-16 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
