Mattie T’s 1st Round Playoff Recap: #4 Portland Trail Blazers vs. #5 Houston Rockets
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 2, 2009
Game 1:
108
81
Star Player of the Game: Rockets guard Aaron Brooks, who scored 27 points & dished out 7 assists in 35 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Houston outrebounded Portland 44-30 & shot 58.5% for the game.
Game 2:
107
103
Star Player of the Game: Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy, who scored 42 points & grabbed 7 rebounds in 41 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Portland shot 51.4% from the field & connected on 5-of-11 (45.4%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 3:
86
83
Star Player of the Game: Rockets forward Luis Scola, who scored 19 points & grabbed 9 rebounds in 32 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Houston outrebounded Portland 41-32 & attempted 14 more free-throw attempts. (Rockets’ 24 to Trail Blazers’ 10)
Game 4:
89
88
Star Player of the Game: Rockets center Yao Ming scored 21 points & grabbed 12 rebounds in 43 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Houston shot just 39.8% from the field for the game.
Game 5:
88
77
Star Player of the Game: Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored 25 points & grabbed 7 rebounds in 41 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Houston hit just 3-of-15 from three-point range.
Game 6:
92
76
Star Player of the Game: Rockets guard Ron Artest, who scored 27 points in 38 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Portland committed more turnovers (15) than assists (14).
Congratulations to Rick Adelman’s Houston Rockets, who will advance to the 2nd round for the first time since 1997.
As for Nate McMillian’s Portland Trail Blazers, they suffer their 4th consecutive first-round loss dating back to 2001.
Houston will now advance to the 2nd round to face Los Angeles.
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