⏱️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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 29
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:10 · POR 77-77 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 0:05 · POR 96-103 HOU

Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 5:11 · POR 42-55 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:48 · POR 82-90 HOU
- Steal
Chandler Parsons stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 0:05 · POR 96-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:58 · POR 90-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · POR 90-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · POR 92-99 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |







