⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q3 5:41 · POR 65-45 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 2:01 · POR 86-74 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:52 · POR 43-38 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
