⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 28
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:06 · POR 10-2 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:03 · POR 28-25 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q2 2:28 · POR 63-53 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 1:21 · POR 30-36 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:51 · POR 86-76 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:58 · POR 101-90 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
