⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 2:27 · POR 59-46 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 0:42 · POR 55-46 HOU
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · POR 106-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:50 · POR 83-74 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:44 · POR 19-18 HOU
- Flagrant
Nene Hilario flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:42 · POR 54-46 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 13 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
