⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 5:11 · HOU 22-17 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 2:02 · HOU 31-19 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · HOU 91-88 POR
- Turnover
Luis Scola offensive foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)
Q4 1:02 · HOU 92-88 POR
- Turnover
Luis Scola turnover
Q4 1:02 · HOU 92-88 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:17 · HOU 74-69 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:39 · HOU 91-88 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
