⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 0
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
- Made three threes to their nine
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 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:28 · POR 55-46 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 9:22 · POR 72-60 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Caron Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:09 · POR 57-54 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
