⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 9:00 · POR 16-8 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Van Exel Technical Foul. Van Exel's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:31 · POR 57-53 SA
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Lost Ball. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 4:22 · POR 88-86 SA
- Missed FT
Joel Przybilla missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:46 · POR 101-97 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 10:51 · POR 32-34 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:16 · POR 93-88 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:23 · POR 99-95 SA
- Turnover
Malik Rose Bad Pass
Q4 0:18 · POR 105-99 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
