⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 34
- A 14-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 33 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:36 · POR 10-0 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 1:31 · POR 45-27 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 33
Q3 0:37 · POR 114-81 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 21
Q3 8:02 · POR 85-64 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 7:55 · POR 116-92 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Rollins technical foul
Q1 8:50 · POR 13-7 MIL
- Technical
Gary Trent Jr. technical foul
Q4 0:45 · POR 129-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| POR | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 19 | Threes made | 14 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
