⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA 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 Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 4:05 · CHA 41-40 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 10:04 · CHA 78-72 POR
- Winner
Stephen Jackson hit a driving layup
Q4 0:48 · CHA 92-91 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Henderson bad pass
Q4 3:15 · CHA 88-84 POR
- Turnover
D.J. White offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 1:14 · CHA 90-89 POR
- Turnover
D.J. White turnover
Q4 1:14 · CHA 90-89 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 10:21 · CHA 49-56 POR
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 2:26 · CHA 88-88 POR
- Go-ahead
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a jumper, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 1:00 · CHA 90-91 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · CHA 88-88 POR
- Turnover
Andre Miller lost ball
Q4 0:35 · CHA 93-91 POR
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CHA 93-91 POR
📊The numbers
| CHA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
