⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23
- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 10
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 11:00 · GS 58-45 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 3:12 · GS 100-81 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:09 · GS 7-16 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:16 · GS 64-58 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 1:32 · GS 67-60 POR
📊The numbers
| GS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
