โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of twenty from three
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:41 ยท POR 17-10 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:18 ยท POR 84-77 ATL
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 2:41 ยท POR 84-77 ATL
- Turnover
Dale Davis Bad Pass
Q4 0:36 ยท POR 88-83 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Out of Bounds
Q4 4:18 ยท POR 81-77 ATL
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:57 ยท POR 86-79 ATL
- Turnover
Jason Terry Lost Ball. Stolen by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 0:27 ยท POR 88-83 ATL
๐The numbers
| POR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |








