⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 6:20 · POR 71-61 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 6:50 · POR 93-75 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur misses technical free throw
Q1 5:54 · POR 14-11 UTAH
📊The numbers
| POR | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
