⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 4:26 · ATL 39-34 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:57 · ATL 14-21 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 10:44 · ATL 65-68 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:47 · ATL 71-75 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:06 · ATL 71-75 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:06 · ATL 71-75 POR
📊The numbers
| ATL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 0 | Threes made | 3 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
