⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:23 · POR 50-51 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:22 · POR 38-47 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 0:23 · POR 82-95 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 8:32 · POR 91-108 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 33 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
