⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 6 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 8:52 · POR 67-52 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamaal Magloire flagrant foul type 1 (Devin Brown draws the foul)
Q4 11:22 · POR 82-60 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:14 · POR 85-79 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Devin Brown flagrant foul type 1 (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)
Q3 0:43 · POR 75-60 NO
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 11:22 · POR 82-60 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
