⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jordan Crawford hit a 24-foot three jumper, Nenê with the assist
Q4 2:05 · WSH 82-80 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 2:33 · WSH 79-79 POR
- Turnover
Nenê turnover
Q4 0:09 · WSH 84-82 POR
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 0:00 · WSH 84-82 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:15 · WSH 4-15 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:41 · WSH 79-78 POR
- Ties it
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 21-foot jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 1:45 · WSH 82-82 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:17 · WSH 79-79 POR
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · WSH 79-79 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard traveling
Q4 0:28 · WSH 84-82 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
