Yes, that one that escaped.
When these clubs last faced off, the Portland Trail Blazers forced overtime with a Jerami Grant banked in basket. They put the game away and gave the Houston Rockets an unexpected victory by using an offensive blitz. It was most likely the moment the Rockets recognized they weren’t a play-in team as it was assembled at the time.
Just for kicks, the Blazers scored on five consecutive possessions, beginning with a three-pointer from Malcolm Brogdon with three seconds left. Grant made a jumper at the buzzer, Brogdon made another to begin overtime, Grant made another jumper, and Brogdon made another jumper.
Just for kicks, the Blazers scored on five consecutive possessions, beginning with a three-pointer from Malcolm Brogdon with three seconds left. Grant made a jumper at the buzzer, Brogdon made another to begin overtime, Grant made another jumper, and Brogdon made another jumper.
In less than two minutes, the Blazers ran their advantage to 13 points. I’ve completed the math if you’d prefer someone else to. That translates to a 312 offensive efficiency. The Blazers essentially went supernova. In the third quarter, the Blazers dominated Houston as well, scoring 41 points because to a strong performance by Anfernee Simons, who was on fire all evening.
