⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:52 · NY 35-31 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 5:56 · NY 97-95 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith bad pass
Q4 2:58 · NY 97-96 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 0:30 · NY 52-60 POR
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from J.R. Smith
Q4 2:58 · NY 97-96 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 · NY 97-95 POR
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · NY 99-103 POR
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
