⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 30 from three- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their twenty
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 stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 1:12 · POR 52-30 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Blake double technical foul
Q2 0:00 · POR 52-32 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 11:27 · POR 54-42 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q1 3:06 · POR 20-11 ORL
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
