⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 25-11 off them- A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of twenty from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 20
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q2 0:56 · HOU 58-55 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 0:56 · HOU 85-74 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 · HOU 97-96 POR
- Missed FT
Jordan Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:50 · HOU 97-96 POR
- Turnover
Jordan Hill bad pass
Q4 1:14 · HOU 97-96 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 7:31 · HOU 36-49 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:14 · HOU 89-89 POR
- Winner
Rudy Fernandez hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 0:52 · HOU 97-98 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · HOU 100-103 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
