⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 25 free throws to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 1:07 · POR 62-53 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - C.J. McCollum and Deron Williams
Q2 1:53 · POR 49-49 DAL
- Turnover
Damian Lillard Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:34 · POR 104-98 DAL
- Missed FT
C.J. McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · POR 108-103 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Salah Mejri technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:35 · POR 49-51 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:23 · POR 101-95 DAL
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:12 · POR 108-103 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
