⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 2:03 · POR 59-45 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q4 7:41 · POR 95-70 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses technical free throw
Q2 11:25 · POR 38-25 DET
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:15 · POR 69-54 DET
📊The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
