⏱️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
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fifteen from three- Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 33
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 25
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 4:31 · CHA 42-37 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 6:30 · CHA 66-56 POR
- Lead
Emeka Okafor hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CHA 87-86 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CHA 87-86 POR
- Turnover
Brevin Knight traveling
OT 4:18 · CHA 87-87 POR
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:23 · CHA 88-91 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:35 · CHA 66-65 POR
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:08 · CHA 86-86 POR
- Winner
Zach Randolph hit a layup
OT 4:07 · CHA 87-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Roy traveling
Q4 1:51 · CHA 84-83 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 1:20 · CHA 84-83 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CHA 87-87 POR
📊The numbers
| CHA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 12 |
