⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen- Lost the glass, 12 rebounds to 30
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
- Ties it
Travis Outlaw hit a 22-foot jumper, Brandon Roy with the assist
Q4 0:05 · POR 81-81 NY
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a 9-foot two point shot
OT 3:19 · POR 83-83 NY
- Winner
Travis Outlaw hit a driving dunk, Brandon Roy with the assist
OT 2:09 · POR 86-85 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball
Q4 2:13 · POR 76-79 NY
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · POR 76-81 NY
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:36 · POR 83-85 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 0:00 · POR 24-36 NY
- Steal
Renaldo Balkman stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 2:13 · POR 76-79 NY
- Lead
Zach Randolph hit a 18-foot jumper, Jamal Crawford with the assist
OT 2:57 · POR 83-85 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 2:53 · POR 74-79 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 3:56 · POR 81-81 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson bad pass
OT 2:23 · POR 84-85 NY
📊The numbers
| POR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 85 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
