⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:55 · POR 21-14 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 4:28 · POR 115-110 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:07 · POR 30-30 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 3:56 · POR 86-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:26 · POR 52-47 DAL
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:10 · POR 53-49 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 4:07 · POR 109-110 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 22 | Threes made | 19 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
