⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, sixteen free throws to their six- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 9:15 · POR 27-37 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 9:27 · POR 55-47 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:55 · POR 73-68 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Offensive Foul
Q4 2:29 · POR 83-78 NY
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Foul
Q4 2:29 · POR 83-78 NY
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Lost Ball
Q4 1:00 · POR 84-81 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:54 · POR 8-20 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 1:23 · POR 62-66 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Ward Lost Ball. Stolen by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 4:26 · POR 78-77 NY
- Turnover
Charlie Ward Offensive Foul
Q4 2:48 · POR 83-78 NY
- Turnover
Charlie Ward Foul
Q4 2:48 · POR 83-78 NY
📊The numbers
| POR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
