⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+2Q131-26
-3Q219-22
+7Q327-21
+6Q424-17
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten- A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the third quarter
Key battles
19Free throws made8
7Blocks2
19Points off turnovers9
25Assists15
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q3 3:33 · POR 82-69 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Roy double technical foul
Q4 2:49 · POR 93-82 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
