โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ TOR better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 17-7 off them
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:42 ยท TOR 47-53 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:00 ยท TOR 16-20 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 6:18 ยท TOR 34-51 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 2:48 ยท TOR 66-78 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| TOR | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |








