โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good 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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:24 ยท POR 48-40 WSH
- Ties it
Wesley Matthews hit a 23-foot three jumper, Nicolas Batum with the assist
Q4 0:07 ยท POR 95-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:20 ยท POR 85-87 WSH
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 ยท POR 90-91 WSH
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 ยท POR 90-93 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Nenรช stole it from J.J. Hickson
Q4 1:23 ยท POR 90-91 WSH
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 1:00 ยท POR 90-93 WSH
- Winner
Jordan Crawford hit a 31-foot three jumper, Martell Webster with the assist
Q4 0:00 ยท POR 95-98 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Martell Webster traveling
Q4 4:20 ยท POR 82-87 WSH
๐The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |








