⏱️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 but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 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
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 26
- A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 8:03 · POR 55-37 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al-Farouq Aminu lost ball turnover
Q4 4:43 · POR 96-100 HOU
- Turnover
C.J. McCollum bad pass
Q4 2:24 · POR 100-107 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 3:29 · POR 62-49 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:37 · POR 89-80 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 8:18 · POR 95-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · POR 100-107 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul (C.J. McCollum draws the foul)
Q4 1:12 · POR 105-112 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 1:12 · POR 105-112 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
