⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 26 from three
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their fourteen
Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 60
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 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.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:08 · GS 68-65 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:37 · GS 109-99 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damion Lee misses technical free throw
Q2 7:08 · GS 44-40 POR
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:18 · GS 96-94 POR
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses technical free throw
Q4 6:12 · GS 104-99 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q4 1:35 · GS 127-118 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Hassan Whiteside technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:12 · GS 104-99 POR
📊The numbers
| GS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |







