⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 48
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
- Go-ahead
Brandon Roy hit a driving layup
Q4 0:53 · POR 86-85 HOU
- Go-ahead
Brandon Roy hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:29 · POR 88-87 HOU
- Winner
Brandon Roy hit a driving layup
Q4 0:03 · POR 90-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Roy offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · POR 84-81 HOU
- Turnover
Brandon Roy turnover
Q4 2:15 · POR 84-81 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 11:37 · POR 45-57 HOU
- Lead
Carl Landry hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · POR 86-87 HOU
- Go-ahead
Luis Scola hit a 20-foot jumper, Aaron Brooks with the assist
Q4 0:09 · POR 88-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry offensive foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)
Q4 2:51 · POR 82-81 HOU
- Turnover
Carl Landry turnover
Q4 2:51 · POR 82-81 HOU
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 2:20 · POR 84-81 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
