⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their twelve- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 3:46 · WSH 55-54 POR
- Steal
Kirk Hinrich stole it from Brandon Roy
Q4 2:41 · WSH 71-69 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 4:45 · WSH 77-69 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cartier Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:24 · WSH 70-69 POR
- Missed FT
JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · WSH 76-69 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 7:50 · WSH 8-15 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Roy lost ball
Q4 2:41 · WSH 71-69 POR
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:52 · WSH 75-69 POR
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · WSH 77-69 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
