⏱️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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their fifteen- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 45
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 5:07 · POR 53-48 CHI
- Lead
Juan Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:18 · POR 90-89 CHI
- Lead
Theo Ratliff made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:05 · POR 92-91 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Miles Lost Ball. Stolen by Ben Gordon.
Q4 3:01 · POR 88-89 CHI
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · POR 90-91 CHI
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:05 · POR 92-91 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:27 · POR 61-60 CHI
- Go-ahead
Mike Sweetney made jumper.
Q4 2:01 · POR 90-91 CHI
- Go-ahead
Kirk Hinrich made 9 ft running jumper.
Q4 0:15 · POR 92-93 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon Bad Pass
Q4 0:43 · POR 92-91 CHI
📊The numbers
| POR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
