⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 36-20 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 8:41 · POR 21-9 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q2 2:10 · POR 73-44 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 37-point lead to 47
Q3 4:28 · POR 103-56 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dale Davis Double Technical Foul. Shawn Bradley gains possession.
Q3 6:45 · POR 89-52 DAL
- Flagrant
Dale Davis Flagrant Foul Type 2
Q3 5:30 · POR 93-52 DAL
- Technical
Steve Kerr Technical Foul
Q3 0:05 · POR 108-62 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 50-point deficit to 42
Q3 0:47 · POR 108-66 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 45-point deficit to 36
Q4 7:13 · POR 123-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Van Exel Technical Foul
Q2 6:46 · POR 46-35 DAL
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q3 8:23 · POR 82-50 DAL
- Technical
Adrian Griffin Technical Foul
Q3 2:00 · POR 103-58 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 40 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 36 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
