⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+7Q132-23
+4Q237-35
+3Q327-24
-3Q429-29
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48
Key battles
13Points off turnovers21
64Points in the paint48
30Assists23
53%Shooting from the field43%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 4:35 · POR 27-13 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
