⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-5Q126-30
-8Q216-23
-3Q326-30
-2Q419-20
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 26
Key battles
2Fast break points8
16Free throws made7
26Points in the paint52
9Offensive rebounds4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 0:00 · POR 42-59 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
