⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 1:14 · WSH 55-51 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 10:11 · WSH 65-57 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:34 · WSH 79-76 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 5:33 · WSH 11-20 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 4:24 · WSH 69-75 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joel Przybilla Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.
Q4 2:44 · WSH 85-83 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Lost Ball. Stolen by Jared Jeffries.
Q4 0:22 · WSH 93-89 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
