⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:00 · HOU 24-21 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 1:46 · HOU 41-27 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 7:22 · HOU 51-34 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:11 · HOU 77-74 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Robin Lopez flagrant foul type 1 (Dwight Howard draws the foul)
Q3 2:49 · HOU 73-68 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:46 · HOU 105-98 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 14 |
