โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ UTAH better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up in the second quarter
They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 44 from three
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 3:46 ยท UTAH 33-30 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:35 ยท UTAH 80-84 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:48 ยท UTAH 92-90 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Collier bad pass
Q4 4:53 ยท UTAH 95-102 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 8:45 ยท UTAH 12-22 POR
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up
Q2 5:21 ยท UTAH 48-61 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 8:41 ยท UTAH 92-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scoot Henderson bad pass
Q4 4:40 ยท UTAH 95-102 POR
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:48 ยท UTAH 99-107 POR
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 ยท UTAH 112-113 POR
๐The numbers
| UTAH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |






