⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q2 9:30 · DET 31-30 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 5:31 · DET 80-93 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Greg Oden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · DET 85-93 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
