⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44
- A 16-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 39 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 3:36 · POR 53-43 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q3 9:19 · POR 73-52 WSH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 39
Q3 0:02 · POR 105-66 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:01 · POR 24-22 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Julian Reese and Yang Hansen
Q4 0:33 · POR 122-88 WSH
📊The numbers
| POR | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
