⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q1 3:56 · POR 12-17 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Derek Anderson Flagrant Foul Type 1. Anderson's 4th Personal Foul, Portland's 5th Team Foul.
Q3 3:23 · POR 54-73 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:44 · POR 0-8 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 7:31 · POR 2-17 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 8:18 · POR 25-40 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 3:23 · POR 54-73 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 34 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
