⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 27 from three- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 30
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 8:37 · CHA 20-6 POR
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up
Q3 0:46 · CHA 92-74 POR
- Steal
Byron Mullens stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
OT 1:15 · CHA 108-110 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)
OT 4:20 · CHA 102-102 POR
- Turnover
Kemba Walker turnover
OT 4:20 · CHA 102-102 POR
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball turnover
OT 1:55 · CHA 106-107 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 7:16 · CHA 61-65 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 1:38 · CHA 102-105 POR
- Winner
Nicolas Batum hit a 26-foot three jumper, Luke Babbitt with the assist
OT 4:09 · CHA 102-105 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard offensive foul (Kemba Walker draws the foul)
OT 3:32 · CHA 104-105 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard turnover
OT 3:32 · CHA 104-105 POR
- Turnover
Back court turnover
OT 2:16 · CHA 106-107 POR
📊The numbers
| CHA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
