⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 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
Lived at the line, eighteen free throws to their eight- Went cold from three, thirteen of 47
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 11:02 · HOU 25-32 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:22 · HOU 35-39 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 6:10 · HOU 74-64 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · HOU 102-98 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:42 · HOU 0-8 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 5:47 · HOU 8-25 POR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q3 0:51 · HOU 86-88 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:02 · HOU 97-96 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
