โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ TOR better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 32 from three
A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 24
Q2 0:41 ยท TOR 40-64 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 3:10 ยท TOR 64-78 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:05 ยท TOR 83-95 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:00 ยท TOR 10-27 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21
Q1 8:25 ยท TOR 4-25 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q1 0:00 ยท TOR 15-43 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 34
Q2 3:13 ยท TOR 30-64 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 ยท TOR 103-111 POR
- Missed FT
Robert Covington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 ยท TOR 105-112 POR
๐The numbers
| TOR | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 18 | Threes made | 18 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |







