⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
Made eight threes to their one- Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 31-6 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the third quarter
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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 2:21 · POR 40-35 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 7:37 · POR 55-45 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:57 · POR 42-45 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
