⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 7:07 · POR 22-12 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 1:12 · POR 36-18 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 5:22 · POR 71-61 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:34 · POR 81-74 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
