⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
+1Q124-23
+3Q216-13
-3Q323-25
+7Q438-31
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 31 rebounds to 17- They shot well above their usual, eight of eighteen from three
Key battles
10Steals3
20Fast break points9
18Offensive rebounds9
21Assists13
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:24 · CHA 86-76 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:10 · CHA 63-66 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
