⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 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 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 9:07 · POR 63-61 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 3:11 · POR 81-70 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 2:09 · POR 99-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
Q4 3:39 · POR 89-89 NO
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · POR 99-93 NO
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge bad pass
Q4 0:01 · POR 99-93 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 9:41 · POR 33-40 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:11 · POR 83-81 NO
- Steal
Jason Smith stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 0:01 · POR 99-93 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:24 · POR 89-89 NO
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · POR 91-89 NO
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball
Q4 1:45 · POR 94-90 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
