⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:52 · POR 25-18 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 6:29 · POR 52-42 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 5:42 · POR 46-42 DAL
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q2 5:42 · POR 46-42 DAL
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q4 8:16 · POR 98-91 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Technical Foul
Q3 8:54 · POR 66-59 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |









