⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+6Q128-21
+8Q224-13
+3Q327-23
-9Q423-29
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 20-6 off them
Key battles
20Points off turnovers6
21%Three-point accuracy43%
7Fast break points13
8Turnovers14
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
