⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ATL 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 1:59 · POR 85-81 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 11:04 · POR 103-89 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 4:41 · POR 114-98 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:45 · POR 48-49 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
