⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 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 sixteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 44 from three
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 56
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:08 · POR 88-90 HOU
- Steal
Deni Avdija stole it from Amen Thompson
Q4 1:07 · POR 105-103 HOU
- Steal
Sidy Cissoko stole it from Jabari Smith Jr.
Q4 0:38 · POR 107-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sidy Cissoko bad pass turnover
Q4 1:11 · POR 105-103 HOU
- Turnover
Toumani Camara out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:13 · POR 109-105 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 3:50 · POR 74-86 HOU
- Steal
Amen Thompson stole it from Sidy Cissoko
Q4 1:11 · POR 105-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amen Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:07 · POR 105-103 HOU
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · POR 107-103 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 0:06 · POR 111-105 HOU
📊The numbers
| POR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
