⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Made twelve threes to their two- They went cold, two of twenty from three
- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 14
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:18 · POR 52-59 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:18 · POR 24-27 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 10:52 · POR 31-44 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Omer Asik technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:06 · POR 74-88 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 12 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
