⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 68
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:29 · HOU 29-21 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 10:07 · HOU 39-31 POR
- Steal
Chandler Parsons stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 1:46 · HOU 94-102 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:20 · HOU 94-102 POR
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)
Q4 0:21 · HOU 103-108 POR
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 0:21 · HOU 103-108 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:52 · HOU 58-67 POR
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from James Harden
Q4 1:50 · HOU 94-102 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · HOU 94-102 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
