⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:54 · HOU 52-39 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses technical free throw
Q1 9:36 · HOU 2-4 POR
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:17 · HOU 54-43 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:28 · HOU 72-68 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses technical free throw
Q2 1:17 · HOU 54-43 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
