⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six
They went cold, six of 26 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 10:22 · MEM 63-53 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 3:42 · MEM 79-76 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Ennis lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · MEM 92-95 POR
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · MEM 94-99 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:57 · MEM 2-8 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 11:22 · MEM 79-84 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 7:16 · MEM 86-95 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
Q4 4:33 · MEM 90-95 POR
- Missed FT
C.J. McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · MEM 94-99 POR
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MEM 94-100 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |








