⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32- Looked after the ball, 21 turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 33-14 off them
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 5:35 · POR 22-16 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q3 3:38 · POR 89-57 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 38
Q3 0:29 · POR 97-59 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 29
Q4 9:19 · POR 97-68 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:22 · POR 39-34 WSH
📊The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
