⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 27-19 off them
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 42
- A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:04 · MEM 68-74 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 0:32 · MEM 45-56 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 3:26 · MEM 69-85 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32
Q4 9:50 · MEM 76-108 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
