⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Magic did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5
- A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 5:48 · POR 56-46 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q3 6:05 · POR 87-62 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 4:39 · POR 116-86 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:40 · POR 0-10 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 1:25 · POR 91-76 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
