⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten- Ran them off the floor, 12 fast break points to 0
- Made four threes to their ten
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:11 · POR 78-80 DAL
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:06 · POR 82-82 DAL
- Winner
Brandon Roy hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:39 · POR 84-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - LaMarcus Aldridge and Tyson Chandler
Q2 3:20 · POR 29-35 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 9:42 · POR 37-48 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 5:20 · POR 41-64 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · POR 74-80 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki turnover
Q4 2:15 · POR 74-80 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Kidd lost ball
Q4 1:52 · POR 76-80 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
