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 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 9:04 ยท POR 21-5 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 9:51 ยท POR 56-45 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| POR | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |







