⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHA 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 Hornets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:42 · POR 47-54 CHA
- Ties it
Darius Miles hit a jumper
Q4 1:58 · POR 101-101 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · POR 99-99 CHA
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · POR 99-99 CHA
- Turnover
Darius Miles lost ball
Q4 1:04 · POR 101-101 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 11:02 · POR 26-38 CHA
- Lead
Kareem Rush hit a driving layup
Q4 2:18 · POR 99-101 CHA
- Winner
Gerald Wallace hit a dunk
Q4 1:04 · POR 101-103 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kareem Rush misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · POR 104-107 CHA
- Missed FT
Kareem Rush misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · POR 104-107 CHA
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · POR 106-109 CHA
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |








