⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 32 from three- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae'Sean Tate technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:00 · HOU 12-8 POR
- Technical
Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:14 · HOU 34-43 POR
- Missed FT
Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:26 · HOU 92-100 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 2:46 · HOU 25-28 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 4:42 · HOU 60-73 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
CJ McCollum flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:22 · HOU 41-55 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
