⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse 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 second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to six
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 5:09 · HOU 53-39 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:52 · HOU 103-92 POR
- Turnover
Eric Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:59 · HOU 103-98 POR
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · HOU 108-103 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:50 · HOU 55-50 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:37 · HOU 103-100 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · HOU 107-102 POR
- Missed FT
Ed Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:59 · HOU 108-104 POR
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 1:13 · HOU 113-106 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 5 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 30 | Blocks | 26 |
