⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q4 8:25 · POR 79-68 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 1:51 · POR 88-75 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:24 · POR 80-73 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:16 · POR 56-53 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
