⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:35 · POR 44-49 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 1:51 · POR 30-46 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 1:46 · POR 114-132 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 17 | Threes made | 19 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 36 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |








