⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-6 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:52 · NO 16-12 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:18 · NO 30-25 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:24 · NO 60-68 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
David West Double Technical Foul. Joel Przybilla gains possession.
Q4 11:33 · NO 63-70 POR
- Turnover
J.R. Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Ruben Patterson.
Q4 3:55 · NO 75-82 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 9:18 · NO 50-64 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Damon Stoudamire Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q4 12:00 · NO 60-70 POR
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
