⏱️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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
- Ties it
Michael Redd hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIL 101-101 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Royal Ivey double technical foul
Q3 2:15 · MIL 70-72 POR
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva bad pass
Q4 2:58 · MIL 91-92 POR
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIL 101-101 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 7:24 · MIL 63-67 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q4 5:20 · MIL 91-97 POR
- Winner
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 13-foot jumper, Brandon Roy with the assist
Q4 0:02 · MIL 101-103 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge bad pass
Q4 3:01 · MIL 91-92 POR
📊The numbers
| MIL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
