⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from Andre Miller
Q4 0:41 · UTAH 79-87 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:35 · UTAH 78-85 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 9:26 · UTAH 53-60 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller lost ball
Q4 0:41 · UTAH 79-87 POR
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · UTAH 83-89 POR
📊The numbers
| UTAH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
