⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+5Q119-12
+4Q229-25
+6Q319-12
+4Q422-18
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
27Free throws made12
4Blocks1
11Offensive rebounds15
41%Shooting from the field33%
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
