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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 24 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 102 |
 Trail Blazers | 29 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 110 |
HOUTeam statsPOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 34-8739.1% | 19-5335.8% | 15-2462.5% | 39 | 24 | 10 |
| POR | 39-9541.1% | 12-3138.7% | 20-2969.0% | 64 | 18 | 12 |
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Portland Trail Blazers110| 40 | 21 | 6-19 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 40 | 20 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 36 | 15 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 3-5 | +3 | −1.2 | ||||||||
| 29 | 18 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 | +7 | +6.8 | ||||||||
| 27 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | +2 | −4.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 16 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | −0.4 | |||||
| 17 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | +5 | +2.7 | |||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −4.1 | |||
| Team | 110 | 39-9541.1% | 12-3138.7% | 64 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 20-2969.0% | 15 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Mario Hezonja, Wenyen Gabriel, Nassir Little, Jaylen Adams and Jaylen Hoard (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets102| 36 | 6 | 2-11 | 2-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −6.7 | |||||
| 35 | 17 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 0 | −5 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 15 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 5-12 | 0 | −10 | −1.8 | |||||||
| 34 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3.8 | |||||
| 33 | 23 | 7-17 | 3-8 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +2.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 22, Season high (his best before, 20) | 7-15 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +1.3 | |||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.4 | |||||
| Team | 102 | 34-8739.1% | 19-5335.8% | 39 | 24 | 10 | 26 | 15-2462.5% | 5 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 35 points on 12 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Luc Mbah a Moute, Michael Frazier II, Chris Clemons, Tyson Chandler and DeMarre Carroll (coach’s decision).
Trail Blazers110Rockets102ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jusuf Nurkić had 18 points (12 in the paint) and 19 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 110-102.
Gary Trent Jr.’s 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 2:53 left in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets got within 103-102 on James Harden’s driving layup with 2:14 to play, but Damian Lillard answered with a free throw, and the Rockets got no closer.
Carmelo Anthony’s 3-pointer with 54.6 seconds left made it 107-102, and Lillard’s 2 free throws with 24.9 seconds left put it away at 109-102.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Rockets 10-5.
Lillard had 21 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists but shot 6 for 19. CJ McCollum added 20 points, and Anthony had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
For the Rockets, Harden had 23 points and 9 assists, and Jeff Green added a season-high 22 points (12 in the fourth quarter) with 5 3-pointers off the bench. Green scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets got 5 offensive rebounds, about 7 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.
Portland Trail BlazersHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
90 points from the field on 95 shots: 9.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-31 | 48.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-19 | 42.1% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-14 | 28.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-24 | 41.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 28 | 5 | 1-1 | −6 |
| P.J. Tucker | 12 | 2 | 1-6 | −3 |
| James Harden | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Ben McLemore | 8 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 8 | 2-7 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danuel House Jr. | 23 | 2 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Robert Covington | 15 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| James Harden | 10 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Ben McLemore | 9 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 6 | 3-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 28 | 2 | 1-4 | −6 |
| James Harden | 14 | 6 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Jeff Green | 8 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Robert Covington | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 3-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
POR win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Anthony 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (McCollum 5 AST)
Q4 0:55
22.0%
73→95
Trent Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Nurkic 3 AST)
Q4 2:53
19.5%
53→73
Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
Q3 0:20
17.7%
91→73
Harden 2' Driving Layup (23 PTS) (Westbrook 9 AST)
Q4 2:14
16.4%
79→62
Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Westbrook 8 AST)
Q4 5:15
14.8%
73→58
