⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 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.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 4:28 · DAL 24-19 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:37 · DAL 78-79 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 2:01 · DAL 91-97 POR
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 1:50 · DAL 91-99 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 8:45 · DAL 60-75 POR
- Steal
Mason Plumlee stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 2:01 · DAL 91-97 POR
- Steal
Maurice Harkless stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 1:50 · DAL 91-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard turnover
Q4 2:16 · DAL 91-97 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |







