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Rockets Score More Points, Lead 80% of Time, and LOSE SERIES!

Most important series stat: Portland 4, Houston 2

Total points scored: Houston 672, Portland 670

Most curious series stat = Time leading the game: Houston 3:24:29, Portland 54:17.

That's right. Houston led 79% of the time that either team had a lead. On a per game average, Houston led 34 minutes, while Portland led 9 minutes. But Portland led the most important minute, or should I say second, or should I say 0.9 second: the END!

Looking at the table below, you can see that Houston led the majority of the time in all six games. In their 2 wins, Houston led 84% and 90% of the time. While in Portland's 4 wins, they led 16%, 36%, 15%, and 34% of the time. In Portland's most dominating performance -- game 2, which they won by 7 points -- they only led 36% of the time.

It is really remarkable that Portland prevailed in this series. It really points out how tenacious and clutch the Blazers really are.

Game

Minutes Ahead

Percent of Time Ahead

Score

Houston

Portland

Houston

Portland

Houston

Portland

Game 1

38:06

7:08

84%

16%

120

122 OT

Game 2

21:08

11:45

64%

36%

105

112

Game 3

36:59

7:03

84%

16%

121

116 OT

Game 4

40:00

9:42

85%

15%

120

123 OT

Game 5

41:08

4:22

90%

10%

108

98

Game 6

28:08

14:17

66%

34%

98

99

Total

3:24:29

54:17

79%

21%

672

670