⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 10:30 · POR 55-53 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:20 · POR 86-88 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 1:12 · POR 98-96 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
Q4 4:52 · POR 80-88 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · POR 90-93 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · POR 90-93 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 3:56 · POR 17-28 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 11:23 · POR 75-81 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 0:32 · POR 92-96 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili lost ball
Q4 0:07 · POR 94-96 SA
- Turnover
Steve Novak bad pass
Q4 0:00 · POR 96-96 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
