⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
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 Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 26
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 2:34 · POR 80-77 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 7:53 · POR 101-94 SA
- Winner
CJ McCollum hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:05 · POR 111-110 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses technical free throw
Q3 4:22 · POR 63-71 SA
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:28 · POR 105-105 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:04 · POR 80-85 SA
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 2:48 · POR 103-105 SA
- Lead
Manu Ginobili hit a 26-foot three jumper, Patty Mills with the assist
Q4 2:13 · POR 105-108 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
Q4 3:48 · POR 103-102 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · POR 107-108 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:27 · POR 107-108 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 5 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 24 | Blocks | 16 |
