⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up 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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up
Q1 6:19 · POR 29-13 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 10:19 · POR 69-52 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 2:50 · POR 82-69 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaedon Sharpe misses technical free throw
Q2 8:07 · POR 41-25 SA
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe bad pass
Q4 4:34 · POR 103-99 SA
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · POR 103-101 SA

Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:43 · POR 41-33 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 7:50 · POR 69-60 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:57 · POR 103-101 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Mitch Johnson technical foul
Q2 8:07 · POR 41-25 SA
- Turnover
Jordan McLaughlin lost ball turnover
Q4 3:44 · POR 103-101 SA
- Turnover
Devin Vassell bad pass
Q4 1:41 · POR 111-106 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |









