⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 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
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 57
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deni Avdija out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:12 · POR 96-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:48 · POR 103-97 HOU
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe bad pass turnover
Q4 0:05 · POR 103-102 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul
Q2 0:55 · POR 53-46 HOU
- Turnover
Steven Adams back court turnover
Q4 2:07 · POR 98-92 HOU
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · POR 103-99 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
