⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
-12Q118-32
+11Q224-11
+1Q316-15
-14Q412-25
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 23-4 off them
Key battles
23Points off turnovers4
7Turnovers17
10Steals4
27%Three-point accuracy50%
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
