⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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
Won the glass, 64 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
- Made twelve threes to their nineteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 1:14 · POR 36-24 HOU
- Winner
Gary Trent Jr. hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jusuf Nurkic with the assist
Q4 2:53 · POR 103-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
CJ McCollum bad pass
Q4 3:27 · POR 100-100 HOU
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:29 · POR 103-102 HOU
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · POR 110-102 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:19 · POR 86-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · POR 98-98 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 3:34 · POR 100-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
