⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 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
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of 21 from three
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:56 · POR 10-5 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:35 · POR 19-7 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge traveling
Q4 4:24 · POR 85-83 ORL
- Turnover
Chris Kaman offensive foul (Channing Frye draws the foul)
Q4 2:39 · POR 91-85 ORL
- Turnover
Chris Kaman turnover
Q4 2:39 · POR 91-85 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:24 · POR 46-41 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 11:08 · POR 48-52 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 3:45 · POR 87-85 ORL
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 3:17 · POR 89-85 ORL
- Turnover
Ben Gordon traveling
Q4 2:56 · POR 91-85 ORL
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
