⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:56 · POR 43-41 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 0:06 · POR 70-57 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Scoot Henderson technical foul
Q3 0:33 · POR 87-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 0:10 · POR 29-34 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:12 · POR 84-76 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 8:54 · POR 95-105 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul
Q2 0:22 · POR 61-56 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
