⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+1Q126-23
+1Q223-20
+3Q329-24
-2Q427-25
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 28- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
7Offensive rebounds18
24Points off turnovers16
2Threes made4
49%Shooting from the field37%
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
