⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 40 from three- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 16-5 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 53
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 9:09 · UTAH 16-4 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
