⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 47 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 1:25 · POR 95-84 ORL
- Winner
CJ McCollum hit a 26-foot three jumper, Evan Turner with the assist
Q4 2:44 · POR 111-108 ORL
- Steal
Al-Farouq Aminu stole it from Evan Fournier
Q4 1:24 · POR 111-110 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · POR 111-110 ORL
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:04 · POR 111-110 ORL
- Turnover
Al-Farouq Aminu traveling
Q4 1:34 · POR 111-110 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:46 · POR 55-66 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:02 · POR 108-106 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonathan Isaac 3 second turnover
Q4 1:45 · POR 111-110 ORL
- Turnover
Evan Fournier bad pass
Q4 1:24 · POR 111-110 ORL
- Turnover
Evan Fournier bad pass
Q4 1:09 · POR 111-110 ORL
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 19 | Threes made | 14 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
