⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 3:05 · POR 81-77 SA
- Ties it
Wesley Matthews hit a driving dunk
Q4 1:51 · POR 101-101 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 0:24 · POR 109-111 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Nicolas Batum technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:43 · POR 58-65 SA
- Turnover
Robin Lopez lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · POR 104-107 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q3 0:35 · POR 82-92 SA
- Winner
Marco Belinelli hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:34 · POR 101-104 SA
- Steal
Boris Diaw stole it from Robin Lopez
Q4 0:15 · POR 104-107 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw traveling
Q4 2:46 · POR 95-99 SA
- Turnover
Danny Green lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · POR 99-101 SA
- Missed FT
Tiago Splitter misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:54 · POR 101-106 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
