⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:47 · POR 63-70 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Bad Pass. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 0:05 · POR 106-114 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 4:56 · POR 37-47 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 6:16 · POR 55-70 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Blake missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · POR 101-109 WSH
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · POR 103-111 WSH
- Missed FT
Laron Profit missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · POR 106-113 WSH
📊The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
