⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fifteen- Made one threes to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:40 · MEM 52-53 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Bad Pass. Stolen by Darius Miles.
Q4 0:17 · MEM 87-92 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:07 · MEM 8-11 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 8:23 · MEM 32-46 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · MEM 87-91 POR
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · MEM 87-93 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
