⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 33 from three- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 19
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 8:48 · POR 92-105 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Damian Lillard flagrant foul type 1
Q4 4:11 · POR 97-109 WSH
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:49 · POR 97-111 WSH
- Technical
Damian Lillard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:37 · POR 97-112 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 2:56 · POR 99-123 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q4 4:11 · POR 97-110 WSH
📊The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
