⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 41
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 8 down to 1 up
Q1 9:04 · POR 11-10 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 3:14 · POR 40-36 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:48 · POR 2-8 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
