⏱️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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eight from three- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:57 · POR 42-48 DET
- Winner
Travis Outlaw hit a 9-foot two point shot, Steve Blake with the assist
Q4 0:08 · POR 84-83 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · POR 80-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Tayshaun Prince hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 2:54 · POR 79-79 DET
- Lead
Allen Iverson hit a two point shot, Rodney Stuckey with the assist
Q4 2:26 · POR 79-81 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q4 6:07 · POR 76-73 DET
📊The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
