โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 6:50 ยท POR 42-38 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Martell Webster turnover
Q4 3:00 ยท POR 94-87 DET
- Turnover
Martell Webster turnover
Q4 2:25 ยท POR 94-89 DET
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 ยท POR 97-91 DET

Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace offensive foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)
Q4 3:14 ยท POR 94-87 DET
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace turnover
Q4 3:14 ยท POR 94-87 DET
- Turnover
Jarvis Hayes bad pass
Q4 1:29 ยท POR 97-91 DET
๐The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |











