⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 27-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- Steal
J.R. Smith stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 0:24 · NY 100-103 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · NY 91-98 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:44 · NY 2-9 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q2 9:34 · NY 27-46 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 7:24 · NY 81-96 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard traveling
Q4 1:32 · NY 92-98 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · NY 100-103 POR
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
