⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
Could not get to the line, 32 free throws to their 42- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:26 · MEM 82-84 POR
- Go-ahead
Ja Morant hit a two point shot
Q4 2:04 · MEM 116-115 POR
- Ties it
Ja Morant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · MEM 117-117 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:38 · MEM 114-114 POR
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · MEM 116-117 POR
- Turnover
Desmond Bane bad pass
Q4 1:02 · MEM 117-119 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:29 · MEM 2-10 POR
- Lead
Jusuf Nurkic hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:24 · MEM 114-115 POR
- Go-ahead
Jusuf Nurkic hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 1:42 · MEM 116-117 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:24 · MEM 114-115 POR
- Turnover
CJ Elleby bad pass
Q4 0:28 · MEM 117-122 POR
- Missed FT
Justise Winslow misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MEM 119-122 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
