⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
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
- Steal
Deandre Ayton stole it from Klay Thompson
Q4 0:20 · POR 125-119 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · POR 124-119 DAL
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · POR 125-119 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:50 · POR 34-25 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:55 · POR 102-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving offensive foul
Q4 1:21 · POR 122-114 DAL
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving turnover
Q4 1:21 · POR 122-114 DAL
- Turnover
Klay Thompson bad pass
Q4 0:20 · POR 125-119 DAL
📊The numbers
| POR | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
