⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ WSH 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 2 down to 7 up
Q2 0:57 · POR 58-51 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 2:50 · POR 89-73 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 4:58 · POR 21-26 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:11 · POR 64-61 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
