⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 10:33 · POR 12-6 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Ruben Patterson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 11:22 · POR 80-75 NY
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · POR 100-96 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:33 · POR 40-37 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:27 · POR 52-52 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Darius Miles.
Q4 0:11 · POR 100-96 NY
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 0:07 · POR 100-96 NY
📊The numbers
| POR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
