⏱️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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Made twenty threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 39 from three
- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 74
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 1:56 · POR 71-54 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 8:15 · POR 89-66 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 7:24 · POR 118-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Damian Lillard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:05 · POR 52-47 HOU
- Technical
Matisse Thybulle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:59 · POR 81-64 HOU
- Flagrant
Drew Eubanks flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:07 · POR 92-71 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses technical free throw
Q2 5:05 · POR 52-47 HOU
- Technical
Jae'Sean Tate technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:17 · POR 57-49 HOU
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses technical free throw
Q3 8:59 · POR 81-64 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 20 | Threes made | 7 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
