⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 50
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 3:21 · POR 80-79 HOU
- Go-ahead
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 0:40 · POR 109-108 HOU
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a 26-foot three jumper, Nicolas Batum with the assist
OT 3:25 · POR 114-114 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum turnover
Q4 1:07 · POR 107-108 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:58 · POR 111-111 HOU
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:21 · POR 117-116 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 8:07 · POR 33-48 HOU
- Ties it
Marcus Morris hit a 27-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 0:10 · POR 111-111 HOU
- Lead
James Harden hit a driving layup
OT 3:44 · POR 111-113 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · POR 105-105 HOU
- Turnover
Omer Asik offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)
Q4 0:54 · POR 107-108 HOU
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
OT 2:01 · POR 116-116 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
