⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 8
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 51
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:44 · POR 108-110 WSH
- Ties it
Anfernee Simons hit a 30-foot threeer
Q4 1:43 · POR 114-114 WSH
- Steal
Matisse Thybulle stole it from Kyle Kuzma
Q4 0:05 · POR 117-118 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerami Grant offensive foul
Q4 2:08 · POR 111-114 WSH
- Turnover
Jerami Grant turnover
Q4 2:08 · POR 111-114 WSH
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · POR 115-116 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:34 · POR 0-8 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 8:12 · POR 7-20 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 8:47 · POR 62-80 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · POR 115-117 WSH
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · POR 115-117 WSH
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma bad pass
Q4 0:05 · POR 117-118 WSH
📊The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |








