⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 30 from three- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 35
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:38 · MEM 67-67 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons traveling
Q4 4:07 · MEM 84-88 POR
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball turnover
Q4 3:07 · MEM 84-90 POR
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:21 · MEM 88-94 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 1:18 · MEM 26-29 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 8:09 · MEM 29-41 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Noah Vonleh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:40 · MEM 84-88 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 26 | Blocks | 23 |
