⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
0Q121-19
+11Q231-18
+3Q322-19
0Q418-20
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen- Beaten inside, 0 points in the paint to 36
Key battles
0Points in the paint36
0Fast break points4
9Steals3
9Threes made4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 9:51 · HOU 34-21 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
