⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 7-point lead to 15
Q2 9:15 · POR 41-26 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nicolas Batum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:24 · POR 67-43 MIL
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses technical free throw
Q3 4:48 · POR 69-45 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 3:01 · POR 23-18 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 1:02 · POR 78-64 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
John Salmons technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:48 · POR 69-45 MIL
- Technical
Drew Gooden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:47 · POR 71-49 MIL
📊The numbers
| POR | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 13 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
