⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:26 · SA 19-11 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 11:18 · SA 66-50 POR
- Lead
Derrick White hit a 28-foot three jumper, Lonnie Walker IV with the assist
Q4 2:03 · SA 104-101 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jakob Poeltl bad pass
Q4 3:00 · SA 99-99 POR
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray traveling
Q4 1:26 · SA 104-101 POR
- Turnover
Lonnie Walker IV bad pass
Q4 0:27 · SA 106-105 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 1:20 · SA 85-87 POR
- Ties it
CJ McCollum hit a two point shot, Jusuf Nurkic with the assist
Q4 2:20 · SA 101-101 POR
- Winner
Norman Powell hit a driving layup, Robert Covington with the assist
Q4 0:22 · SA 106-107 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Stotts technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:48 · SA 16-11 POR
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:49 · SA 47-45 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
