⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of sixteen from three- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their eighteen
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 41
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
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from Luol Deng
Q4 1:31 · POR 98-93 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · POR 93-89 CHI
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · POR 107-100 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:59 · POR 28-35 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball
Q4 1:31 · POR 98-93 CHI
- Turnover
Taj Gibson turnover
Q4 0:34 · POR 102-96 CHI
📊The numbers
| POR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
