⏱️How 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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen
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
- Go-ahead
Shabazz Napier hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:34 · POR 88-87 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 1:12 · POR 99-98 SA
- Winner
Noah Vonleh hit a layup
Q4 0:00 · POR 99-98 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jake Layman lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · POR 83-85 SA
- Turnover
Shabazz Napier lost ball turnover
Q4 2:00 · POR 88-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:18 · POR 22-23 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 3:04 · POR 68-74 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 2:16 · POR 91-96 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bryn Forbes offensive foul (Shabazz Napier draws the foul)
Q4 3:32 · POR 85-85 SA
- Turnover
Bryn Forbes turnover
Q4 3:32 · POR 85-85 SA
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:06 · POR 97-98 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
