⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
- A 14-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 35 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 10:30 · POR 12-1 CHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 35
Q3 6:07 · POR 82-47 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 43
Q4 9:17 · POR 102-59 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q2 1:14 · POR 62-41 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Joakim Noah technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:30 · POR 30-13 CHI
📊The numbers
| POR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
