⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their five, and were outscored 16-2 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:35 · POR 41-40 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q3 5:43 · POR 67-63 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball turnover
Q4 2:45 · POR 93-89 UTAH
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:59 · POR 97-91 UTAH
- Missed FT
Nolan Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · POR 98-93 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 9:53 · POR 48-55 UTAH
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 2:45 · POR 93-89 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarre Carroll technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:18 · POR 76-71 UTAH
- Turnover
DeMarre Carroll bad pass
Q4 4:41 · POR 88-83 UTAH
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · POR 101-97 UTAH
📊The numbers
| POR | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
