⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-1Q120-22
+6Q225-21
-1Q325-26
-7Q423-30
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
8Free throws made19
3Steals8
4Blocks2
14Offensive rebounds18
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
