โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ MEM better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 5:48 ยท MEM 37-51 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 9:26 ยท MEM 52-66 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |








