⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 21 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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Made thirteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of 29 from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 3:46 · HOU 93-104 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:30 · HOU 11-16 POR
- Technical
Alperen Sengun technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:20 · HOU 53-57 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 8:34 · HOU 58-71 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
Q3 11:20 · HOU 53-57 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
