⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 44
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 1:37 · HOU 67-50 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 6:13 · HOU 88-67 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:40 · HOU 19-13 POR
- Missed FT
Austin Rivers misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · HOU 99-76 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:48 · HOU 23-26 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 9:39 · HOU 75-64 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Stotts technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · HOU 99-76 POR
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:17 · HOU 99-78 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
