⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:59 · UTAH 27-27 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:55 · UTAH 55-71 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 2:41 · UTAH 81-100 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 6 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Steals | 12 |
| 13 | Blocks | 20 |






