⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 21- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
- Went cold from three, five of eighteen
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 8:00 · HOU 66-53 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · HOU 100-94 POR
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 103-100 POR
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · HOU 103-100 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:09 · HOU 74-71 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake turnover
Q4 0:54 · HOU 98-92 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
