⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 23-13 off them- Went cold from three, six of eighteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 9:25 · WSH 39-33 POR
- Go-ahead
Larry Hughes made 6 ft running jumper.
Q4 0:55 · WSH 97-96 POR
- Winner
Gilbert Arenas made 6 ft running jumper.
Q4 0:24 · WSH 99-98 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:28 · WSH 89-88 POR
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:36 · WSH 93-90 POR
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · WSH 103-100 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:22 · WSH 57-58 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:43 · WSH 85-82 POR
- Go-ahead
Theo Ratliff made two point shot.
Q4 0:36 · WSH 97-98 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:19 · WSH 53-49 POR
- Turnover
Richie Frahm Bad Pass. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 0:22 · WSH 99-98 POR
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Bad Pass. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 0:01 · WSH 104-100 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
