⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:15 · POR 20-7 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Double Technical Foul. Latrell Sprewell gains possession.
Q2 1:49 · POR 39-26 NY
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Lost Ball. Stolen by Charlie Ward.
Q4 0:45 · POR 85-79 NY
- Missed FT
Derek Anderson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:37 · POR 85-80 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Latrell Sprewell Technical Foul
Q3 3:44 · POR 60-52 NY
- Missed FT
Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:42 · POR 85-80 NY
- Turnover
Clarence Weatherspoon Bad Pass
Q4 0:06 · POR 88-80 NY
📊The numbers
| POR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
