⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 29
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 2:03 · POR 64-62 BOS
- Steal
Greg Oden stole it from Kevin Garnett
Q4 2:36 · POR 81-80 BOS
- Steal
Rudy Fernandez stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 1:19 · POR 83-81 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Oden technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 5:11 · POR 25-34 BOS
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses technical free throw
Q3 3:17 · POR 53-58 BOS
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw lost ball
Q4 3:15 · POR 81-78 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
Q4 2:36 · POR 81-80 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:08 · POR 83-80 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:19 · POR 83-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
