⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 23 from three- A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:41 · WSH 10-0 POR
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q1 2:21 · WSH 44-21 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q3 6:56 · WSH 95-65 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcin Gortat technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:06 · WSH 77-55 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
