⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 28-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 9:13 · MEM 19-8 POR
- Steal
Steven Adams stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 1:53 · MEM 95-97 POR
- Ties it
Desmond Bane hit a dunk, Steven Adams with the assist
Q4 1:52 · MEM 97-97 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:48 · MEM 92-94 POR
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:26 · MEM 95-97 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 9:47 · MEM 34-38 POR
- Go-ahead
Norman Powell hit a 26-foot three jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 2:47 · MEM 95-97 POR
- Winner
Jusuf Nurkic hit a tip shot
Q4 1:14 · MEM 97-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:30 · MEM 91-90 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:53 · MEM 95-97 POR
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:15 · MEM 97-101 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
