⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine
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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 8:00 · POR 64-56 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 7:58 · POR 87-78 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Miles Offensive Foul. Josh Smith gains possession.
Q4 1:23 · POR 93-88 ATL
- Turnover
Darius Miles Turnover
Q4 1:23 · POR 93-88 ATL
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Lost Ball. Stolen by Zaza Pachulia.
Q4 0:29 · POR 93-88 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · POR 91-84 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · POR 91-84 ATL
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:43 · POR 93-86 ATL
📊The numbers
| POR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
