⏱️How 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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, no of thirteen from three- Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:46 · POR 65-70 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:08 · POR 75-74 UTAH
- Winner
Travis Outlaw hit a free throw
Q4 2:33 · POR 87-86 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Jones bad pass
Q4 3:47 · POR 82-82 UTAH
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:56 · POR 85-86 UTAH
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:56 · POR 85-86 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:41 · POR 45-45 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 8:38 · POR 57-70 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko bad pass
Q4 2:33 · POR 85-86 UTAH
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · POR 89-86 UTAH
- Turnover
Ronnie Brewer lost ball
Q4 0:09 · POR 95-89 UTAH
📊The numbers
| POR | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 0 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 77 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
