⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 22-0 run from level to 22 points up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21 in the fourth quarter
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
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run from level to 22 points up
Q1 11:41 · POR 22-0 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 37
Q3 0:47 · POR 91-54 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21
Q4 4:43 · POR 103-82 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
