⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third 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
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 9:56 · HOU 10-6 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:04 · HOU 79-70 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:17 · HOU 12-14 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
