⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- They went cold, eleven of 35 from three
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 38
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:21 · POR 23-11 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 3:42 · POR 78-63 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 18 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
