⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 7
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 0:17 · HOU 37-20 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 1:16 · HOU 67-45 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 9:48 · HOU 77-50 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:04 · HOU 0-8 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q3 7:34 · HOU 79-63 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
