⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 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
Shot well above their usual, 21 of 46 from three- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to six
- A 18-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 54
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 cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q1 0:52 · WSH 28-40 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:27 · WSH 81-88 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 19
Q1 8:43 · WSH 7-26 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q3 6:02 · WSH 81-100 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 3:16 · WSH 118-132 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 21 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
