⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three
They went cold, three of fifteen from three
Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 5:24 · WSH 19-23 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:39 · WSH 80-82 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 3:21 · WSH 36-46 POR
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:41 · WSH 80-82 POR
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:59 · WSH 80-84 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:07 · WSH 26-34 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 1:47 · WSH 81-92 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Dale Davis Technical Foul
Q2 3:21 · WSH 36-46 POR
- Technical
Ruben Patterson Technical Foul
Q4 9:18 · WSH 67-78 POR
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Lost Ball. Stolen by Kwame Brown.
Q4 4:03 · WSH 80-82 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |








