⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 23-12 off them
A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 6:51 · POR 47-31 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul
Q4 3:40 · POR 92-88 BOS
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic back court turnover
Q4 1:32 · POR 97-93 BOS
- Turnover
Evan Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · POR 100-94 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 10:06 · POR 58-49 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:54 · POR 86-86 BOS
- Steal
Kyrie Irving stole it from Evan Turner
Q4 0:14 · POR 100-94 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · POR 97-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
