⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 26
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 8:38 · SA 20-6 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:15 · SA 47-44 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 9:41 · SA 69-78 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
