⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 21
Q3 4:15 · HOU 55-76 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 4:20 · HOU 78-89 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:48 · HOU 15-20 POR
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:00 · HOU 34-52 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 1:04 · HOU 36-61 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 32
Q3 8:30 · HOU 42-74 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
