⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 38 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 3:26 · POR 101-85 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:26 · POR 93-85 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 7:13 · POR 86-80 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Arvydas Sabonis.
Q4 4:58 · POR 91-83 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
