⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
- Made five threes to their twelve
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 37
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q4 7:58 · HOU 100-89 POR
- Steal
Amen Thompson stole it from Jerami Grant
Q4 0:40 · HOU 102-97 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 1:10 · HOU 102-95 POR
- Turnover
Amen Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · HOU 102-97 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 6:23 · HOU 75-80 POR
- Steal
Matisse Thybulle stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 1:10 · HOU 102-95 POR
- Steal
Jerami Grant stole it from Amen Thompson
Q4 0:43 · HOU 102-97 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass turnover
Q4 4:26 · HOU 95-89 POR
- Turnover
Jerami Grant bad pass turnover
Q4 0:40 · HOU 102-97 POR
📊The numbers
| HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 17 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
