โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good 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 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:30 ยท POR 25-19 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:56 ยท POR 41-41 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:20 ยท POR 81-81 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ed Davis offensive foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 4:58 ยท POR 104-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:19 ยท POR 105-102 BOS
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:15 ยท POR 108-104 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 0:56 ยท POR 30-38 BOS
- Go-ahead
Jae Crowder hit a three jumper
Q4 1:07 ยท POR 108-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amir Johnson Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 4:13 ยท POR 104-98 BOS
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:44 ยท POR 104-99 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 0:52 ยท POR 110-109 BOS
๐The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |






