⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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, 12 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
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
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 7 down to 4 up
Q1 6:09 · HOU 17-13 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 7:58 · HOU 79-77 POR
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Steve Blake
Q4 1:55 · HOU 87-85 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 2:00 · HOU 87-85 POR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · HOU 89-88 POR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · HOU 89-88 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:40 · HOU 4-11 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 3:21 · HOU 63-68 POR
- Steal
Brandon Roy stole it from Kyle Lowry
Q4 2:00 · HOU 87-85 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake lost ball
Q4 1:55 · HOU 87-85 POR
- Turnover
Joel Przybilla backcourt
Q4 0:41 · HOU 87-85 POR
- Turnover
Brandon Roy offensive foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul)
Q4 0:10 · HOU 87-85 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
