โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat 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
๐Good 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 dragged them back level
Q3 5:30 ยท POR 85-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
C.J. McCollum technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:01 ยท POR 52-57 HOU

Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 1:34 ยท POR 35-38 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 11:15 ยท POR 95-104 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 7:13 ยท POR 102-114 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Clint Capela flagrant foul type 1 (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
Q4 2:25 ยท POR 109-122 HOU
๐The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |







