⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 38 rebounds to 23
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, nine of fourteen from three
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 7:20 · MEM 42-28 POR
- Go-ahead
Rudy Gay hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:16 · MEM 93-92 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hakim Warrick bad pass
Q4 4:35 · MEM 84-81 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:59 · MEM 91-86 POR
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
Q4 0:07 · MEM 93-94 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:03 · MEM 69-69 POR
- Go-ahead
Brandon Roy hit a driving layup
Q4 0:35 · MEM 91-92 POR
- Winner
Travis Outlaw hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 0:13 · MEM 93-94 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw bad pass
Q4 3:42 · MEM 87-84 POR
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:13 · MEM 93-94 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
