⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:33 · MEM 38-32 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 3:01 · MEM 46-47 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · MEM 80-80 POR
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · MEM 84-85 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
