⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 10:07 · POR 22-28 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses technical free throw
Q1 11:00 · POR 0-2 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 2:08 · POR 14-28 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
