⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 1:22 · WSH 31-27 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 10:32 · WSH 4-4 POR
- Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:28 · WSH 53-53 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:53 · WSH 11-19 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 9:01 · WSH 64-77 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Hassan Whiteside technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:38 · WSH 64-77 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
