⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 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
Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 17
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second 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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 2:07 · POR 25-21 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 7:41 · POR 45-28 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Deni Avdija and Stephon Castle
Q4 2:13 · POR 90-104 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 6:36 · POR 62-64 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 8:39 · POR 77-90 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 6:17 · POR 81-101 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
