⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
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 from level to 9 points up
Q3 9:33 · POR 58-49 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 6:15 · POR 67-50 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:12 · POR 93-86 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:36 · POR 94-88 WSH
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · POR 97-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Antawn Jamison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:25 · POR 16-19 WSH
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · POR 94-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
