⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 27
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 5:43 · POR 28-17 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Wallace technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · POR 72-56 ATL
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:03 · POR 76-60 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |









