⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 21
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 6:26 · POR 87-82 NO
- Lead
Juan Dixon hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:02 · POR 91-89 NO
- Winner
Martell Webster hit a 22-foot three jumper, Ruben Patterson with the assist
OT 0:58 · POR 96-93 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juan Dixon lost ball
Q4 2:28 · POR 87-84 NO
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson offensive foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)
Q4 1:13 · POR 89-86 NO
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
OT 3:59 · POR 91-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 9:15 · POR 72-80 NO
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · POR 89-89 NO
- Ties it
David West hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:15 · POR 93-93 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · POR 89-89 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · POR 89-89 NO
- Turnover
Desmond Mason bad pass
Q4 0:01 · POR 91-89 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
