⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma bad pass
Q4 0:41 · WSH 105-111 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:02 · WSH 12-20 POR
- Steal
Robert Covington stole it from Kyle Kuzma
Q4 0:41 · WSH 105-111 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic turnover
Q4 1:54 · WSH 102-109 POR
- Missed FT
Anfernee Simons misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · WSH 105-112 POR
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · WSH 108-112 POR
📊The numbers
| WSH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
