⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 60 rebounds to 40- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 20
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
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Jerryd Bayless
Q4 0:16 · NO 76-84 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 0:00 · NO 33-46 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerryd Bayless lost ball
Q4 0:16 · NO 76-84 POR
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
