⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 11:44 · NO 33-40 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lee Nailon Bad Pass. Stolen by Nick Van Exel.
Q4 2:54 · NO 101-93 POR
- Turnover
Dan Dickau Bad Pass. Stolen by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 0:44 · NO 105-98 POR
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · NO 109-103 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Anderson Bad Pass. Stolen by P.J. Brown.
Q4 3:31 · NO 99-93 POR
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:54 · NO 101-95 POR
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
