⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 45 from three
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:50 · POR 77-74 MIL
- Winner
Anfernee Simons hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:17 · POR 117-116 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton lost ball turnover
Q4 1:25 · POR 115-112 MIL
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:53 · POR 115-114 MIL
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · POR 115-114 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- Steal
Giannis Antetokounmpo stole it from Deandre Ayton
Q4 1:25 · POR 115-112 MIL
- Go-ahead
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a 2-foot alley oop dunk shot, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 0:37 · POR 115-116 MIL
- Steal
Malik Beasley stole it from Anfernee Simons
Q4 0:37 · POR 115-114 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · POR 119-116 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · POR 119-116 MIL
📊The numbers
| POR | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |








