⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 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
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:26 · POR 8-0 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 2:55 · POR 24-12 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:50 · POR 77-72 SA
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw lost ball
Q4 3:06 · POR 80-75 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:22 · POR 75-72 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 3:27 · POR 80-75 SA
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:55 · POR 80-77 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
