โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:18 ยท POR 29-26 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:18 ยท POR 53-55 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:07 ยท POR 61-59 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 ยท POR 82-84 WSH
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 ยท POR 96-93 WSH
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 ยท POR 100-98 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- Go-ahead
DeShawn Stevenson hit a three jumper, Gilbert Arenas with the assist
Q4 2:25 ยท POR 87-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson bad pass
Q4 3:54 ยท POR 83-84 WSH
๐The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |










