⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 25 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
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
- A 21-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 22 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 11:04 · POR 59-54 DAL
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 22
Q3 6:07 · POR 80-58 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:36 · POR 45-49 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Raef LaFrentz Technical Foul
Q3 1:15 · POR 77-58 DAL
- Technical
Evan Eschmeyer Technical Foul
Q4 9:57 · POR 87-66 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
