⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 28- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 5:50 · POR 75-58 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses technical free throw
Q1 8:07 · POR 5-8 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 3:47 · POR 97-84 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Hill technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 8:07 · POR 5-8 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
