⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
They went cold, five of 26 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 11:00 · HOU 29-17 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:45 · HOU 72-68 POR
- Lead
Patrick Patterson hit a two point shot
Q4 2:27 · HOU 78-76 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin bad pass
Q4 0:46 · HOU 81-81 POR
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
OT 2:42 · HOU 83-89 POR
- Turnover
James Harden steps out of bounds turnover
OT 1:42 · HOU 85-90 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Wesley Matthews hit a 25-foot three jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists )
Q4 0:59 · HOU 81-81 POR
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a 25-foot three jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists )
OT 4:05 · HOU 81-84 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 0:59 · HOU 83-89 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:39 · HOU 83-89 POR
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
OT 1:53 · HOU 85-90 POR
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul (Patrick Patterson draws the foul )
OT 1:53 · HOU 85-90 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
