⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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, 35 rebounds to 25
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 cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 1:40 · NO 101-112 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q1 6:07 · NO 11-17 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 1:39 · NO 41-57 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andre Miller flagrant foul type 1 (Chris Paul draws the foul)
Q1 6:07 · NO 11-17 POR
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
