⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 20-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five
- They shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three
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
- Lead
Brandon Roy hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 2:17 · POR 95-93 SA
- Winner
Brandon Roy hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · POR 98-97 SA
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · POR 97-97 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:11 · POR 93-91 SA
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · POR 95-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:08 · POR 84-80 SA
- Ties it
Tony Parker hit a driving layup
Q4 3:00 · POR 93-93 SA
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker hit a two point shot
Q4 1:29 · POR 96-97 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 1:00 · POR 98-97 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
