⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 32- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:34 · NO 24-15 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 6:43 · NO 37-27 POR
- Steal
Peja Stojakovic stole it from Travis Outlaw
Q4 2:00 · NO 83-87 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels lost ball
Q4 1:55 · NO 83-87 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 8:11 · NO 79-81 POR
- Steal
Brandon Roy stole it from Antonio Daniels
Q4 1:55 · NO 83-87 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw lost ball
Q4 2:00 · NO 83-87 POR
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
