⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:00 · HOU 13-6 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 5:54 · HOU 50-36 POR
- Go-ahead
Kyle Lowry hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:30 · HOU 97-95 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
Q4 1:00 · HOU 94-95 POR
- Turnover
Chase Budinger bad pass
OT 3:15 · HOU 99-98 POR
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover
OT 2:38 · HOU 99-100 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:52 · HOU 90-93 POR
- Ties it
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 17-foot jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 0:22 · HOU 97-97 POR
- Go-ahead
Jamal Crawford hit a 18-foot jumper, LaMarcus Aldridge with the assist
OT 2:58 · HOU 99-100 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:31 · HOU 99-98 POR
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
OT 2:25 · HOU 99-100 POR
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
OT 1:35 · HOU 101-100 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
