⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 26 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
- A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 34
A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 10:34 · POR 12-0 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q4 6:54 · POR 99-98 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Hart flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:56 · POR 56-74 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q1 5:15 · POR 16-21 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 10:47 · POR 51-62 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23
Q3 7:54 · POR 56-79 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Fournier lost ball turnover
Q4 3:52 · POR 99-98 NY
- Turnover
Taj Gibson offensive foul
Q4 1:10 · POR 108-103 NY
- Turnover
Taj Gibson turnover
Q4 1:10 · POR 108-103 NY
📊The numbers
| POR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
