⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:54 · HOU 22-17 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:19 · HOU 79-83 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 0:38 · HOU 103-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · HOU 94-97 POR
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (C.J. McCollum draws the foul)
OT 1:28 · HOU 106-101 POR
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
OT 0:21 · HOU 106-103 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 1:10 · HOU 24-27 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 1:30 · HOU 35-51 POR
- Steal
Allen Crabbe stole it from Jason Terry
OT 0:21 · HOU 106-103 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 0:53 · HOU 91-96 POR
- Turnover
Allen Crabbe lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · HOU 94-97 POR
- Turnover
Al-Farouq Aminu lost ball turnover
OT 0:07 · HOU 106-103 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
