⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher 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, 12 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
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 35 from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 28
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:36 · HOU 43-32 POR
- Ties it
Alperen Sengun hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:15 · HOU 116-116 POR
- Lead
Jalen Green hit a two point shot, Aaron Holiday with the assist
Q4 1:44 · HOU 118-116 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:50 · HOU 126-133 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:35 · HOU 72-74 POR
- Ties it
Jerami Grant hit a 25-foot three shot, Malcolm Brogdon with the assist
Q4 0:00 · HOU 124-124 POR
- Winner
Malcolm Brogdon hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jabari Walker with the assist
OT 4:41 · HOU 124-127 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons bad pass
Q4 1:48 · HOU 116-116 POR
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons bad pass
Q4 1:22 · HOU 118-116 POR
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon lost ball turnover
OT 2:34 · HOU 126-131 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
