⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- Winner
Mike Miller hit a two point shot, Randy Foye with the assist
Q4 2:47 · WSH 90-88 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 4:13 · WSH 85-85 POR
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:13 · WSH 87-88 POR
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · WSH 96-92 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 2:13 · WSH 68-70 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard offensive foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)
Q4 3:25 · WSH 87-88 POR
- Turnover
Juwan Howard turnover
Q4 3:25 · WSH 87-88 POR
- Turnover
Steve Blake turnover
Q4 0:04 · WSH 96-92 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
