⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:42 · DAL 58-54 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:24 · DAL 111-112 POR
- Ties it
Dorian Finney-Smith hit a 22-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 0:49 · DAL 116-116 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dorian Finney-Smith and Enes Kanter
Q1 3:30 · DAL 16-24 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:00 · DAL 72-81 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 3:08 · DAL 86-100 POR
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a step back jumper
Q4 0:32 · DAL 116-119 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Derrick Jones Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:42 · DAL 49-54 POR
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul
Q4 2:13 · DAL 109-112 POR
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 2:13 · DAL 109-112 POR
📊The numbers
| DAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 18 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
