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 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ ATL better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 3:39 ยท ATL 22-17 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 5:24 ยท ATL 30-26 POR
- Technical
Jason Terry Technical Foul
Q4 7:35 ยท ATL 68-73 POR
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:00 ยท ATL 74-79 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:20 ยท ATL 12-17 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:49 ยท ATL 42-41 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 8:47 ยท ATL 48-57 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Ruben Patterson Technical Foul
Q2 5:24 ยท ATL 30-26 POR
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 7:35 ยท ATL 68-73 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Bad Pass
Q4 2:42 ยท ATL 75-83 POR
๐The numbers
| ATL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |









