⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:22 · POR 80-74 SA
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 1:25 · POR 89-90 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:03 · POR 87-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:41 · POR 36-47 SA
- Steal
Patty Mills stole it from Jusuf Nurkic
Q4 2:03 · POR 87-88 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball turnover
Q4 1:25 · POR 89-90 SA
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge 3 second turnover
Q4 0:59 · POR 89-90 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · POR 91-92 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 2 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Steals | 23 |
| 14 | Blocks | 16 |
