⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 4
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 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.

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:39 · WSH 14-8 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q2 2:41 · WSH 63-40 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 9:48 · WSH 71-46 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · WSH 103-97 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:01 · WSH 77-66 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:47 · WSH 83-80 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Stotts technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:00 · WSH 99-90 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |









