⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 2:06 · POR 64-78 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:16 · POR 76-83 HOU
- Steal
Dan Dickau stole it from Yao Ming
Q4 0:35 · POR 88-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Jones misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:56 · POR 78-85 HOU
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw bad pass
Q4 1:27 · POR 86-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Yao Ming stole it from Travis Outlaw
Q4 1:27 · POR 86-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 0:35 · POR 88-94 HOU
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · POR 88-94 HOU
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · POR 93-97 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
