โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
โฒ ATL better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 23
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:53 ยท ATL 22-19 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:08 ยท ATL 60-52 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 4:11 ยท ATL 89-92 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:30 ยท ATL 2-8 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:33 ยท ATL 78-82 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 7:43 ยท ATL 85-90 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Maynor bad pass
Q4 4:50 ยท ATL 87-90 POR
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 ยท ATL 89-97 POR
๐The numbers
| ATL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |








