⏱️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, 23 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
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
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
Q1 2:46 · POR 27-22 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 9:33 · POR 42-25 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q2 1:07 · POR 68-38 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zachary Randolph Technical Foul
Q3 7:48 · POR 74-46 DAL
- Technical
Ruben Patterson Technical Foul
Q3 3:03 · POR 88-59 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell Technical Foul
Q4 6:28 · POR 108-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |