⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 1:22 · POR 31-19 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 4:05 · POR 94-75 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:56 · POR 63-59 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
