⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 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
Made twelve threes to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:13 · HOU 20-14 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 4:56 · HOU 107-96 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks lost ball
Q4 0:26 · HOU 109-103 POR
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · HOU 110-107 POR
- Missed FT
Chase Budinger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · HOU 111-107 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Steve Blake stole it from Aaron Brooks
Q4 0:26 · HOU 109-103 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Travis Outlaw technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:47 · HOU 90-84 POR
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · HOU 101-96 POR
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:43 · HOU 101-96 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
