⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 22
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:48 · POR 20-14 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 11:30 · POR 41-25 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:09 · POR 59-50 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Norman Powell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:25 · POR 103-88 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:08 · POR 43-36 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 9:18 · POR 103-88 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cory Joseph misses technical free throw
Q4 7:25 · POR 103-88 DET
📊The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
