⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:20 · POR 21-14 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · POR 98-91 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:53 · POR 38-37 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:56 · POR 90-86 NO
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · POR 94-89 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · POR 99-92 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
