⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 40
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
Q2 7:10 · POR 41-34 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 11:29 · POR 65-49 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 6:09 · POR 114-88 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:08 · POR 0-9 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
