⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-9Q125-30
0Q229-27
-5Q325-27
+11Q429-18
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31
- They shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three
Key battles
29%Three-point accuracy57%
34Free throws made18
2Steals5
4Threes made8
📊The numbers
| POR | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
