⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their ten- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:40 · SA 45-46 POR
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Toumani Camara
Q4 1:39 · SA 108-111 POR
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Deni Avdija
Q4 1:14 · SA 110-111 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:39 · SA 10-22 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 1:40 · SA 80-93 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Toumani Camara bad pass turnover
Q4 1:39 · SA 108-111 POR
- Turnover
Deni Avdija bad pass turnover
Q4 1:14 · SA 110-111 POR
- Missed FT
Caleb Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · SA 110-114 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 19 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
