⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:24 · POR 52-53 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q4 10:58 · POR 111-92 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Taurean Prince flagrant foul type 1
Q1 7:40 · POR 8-12 MIL
📊The numbers
| POR | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |








