⏱️How 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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 11:44 · ATL 30-15 POR
- Lead
Josh Smith hit a 26-foot three jumper, Anthony Johnson with the assist
Q4 0:22 · ATL 88-85 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Salim Stoudamire bad pass
Q4 1:00 · ATL 85-85 POR
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:54 · ATL 91-94 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:30 · ATL 51-50 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 3:09 · ATL 58-62 POR
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a 27-foot three jumper, Ime Udoka with the assist
Q4 0:17 · ATL 88-88 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Magloire bad pass
Q4 4:03 · ATL 79-79 POR
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:33 · ATL 82-79 POR
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · ATL 82-79 POR
📊The numbers
| ATL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
