โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 8:37 ยท POR 15-6 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 3:30 ยท POR 42-26 WSH
- Winner
Brandon Roy hit a 22-foot jumper
Q4 0:00 ยท POR 76-74 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:03 ยท POR 47-38 WSH
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:49 ยท POR 70-70 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 4:31 ยท POR 69-70 WSH
- Go-ahead
Randy Foye hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:11 ยท POR 69-70 WSH
- Lead
Randy Foye hit a 21-foot two point shot
Q4 1:00 ยท POR 72-74 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston bad pass
Q4 0:00 ยท POR 76-74 WSH
๐The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |







