⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth 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 Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 3
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their six
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 dragged them back level
Q2 5:48 · POR 46-46 SA
- Winner
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 18-foot jumper, Martell Webster with the assist
Q4 2:54 · POR 88-87 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 3:38 · POR 91-87 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard bad pass
Q4 1:45 · POR 88-87 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:02 · POR 88-87 SA
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · POR 91-89 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 0:51 · POR 66-76 SA
- Steal
Tim Duncan stole it from Juwan Howard
Q4 1:45 · POR 88-87 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 3:13 · POR 86-87 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 1:27 · POR 88-87 SA
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · POR 96-93 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
