⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:31 · HOU 67-68 POR
- Go-ahead
Shane Battier hit a layup
Q4 2:31 · HOU 74-73 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo double technical foul
Q3 9:04 · HOU 35-44 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 9:10 · HOU 4-17 POR
- Go-ahead
Brandon Roy hit a driving layup
Q4 2:49 · HOU 72-73 POR
- Winner
Jarrett Jack hit a layup
Q4 2:09 · HOU 74-75 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · HOU 76-80 POR
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · HOU 78-82 POR
- Missed FT
Fred Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · HOU 78-82 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
