⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 42
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Jefferson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 10:48 · SA 4-4 POR
- Technical
Antonio McDyess double technical foul
Q1 3:27 · SA 17-22 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:28 · SA 10-19 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 8:11 · SA 55-65 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 7:50 · SA 80-91 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Martell Webster traveling
Q4 4:01 · SA 83-91 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
