โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good 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 2 down to 6 up
Q2 0:49 ยท POR 48-42 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q3 0:26 ยท POR 78-58 DET

Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:26 ยท POR 78-58 DET
๐The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |










