⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:33 · POR 25-20 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:01 · POR 96-100 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 1:43 · POR 109-108 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:48 · POR 97-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:27 · POR 41-37 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:26 · POR 77-74 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 9:56 · POR 84-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee lost ball
Q4 3:50 · POR 96-103 NY
📊The numbers
| POR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
