⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 10:06 · CHA 17-4 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q2 3:48 · CHA 67-41 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 0:48 · CHA 101-73 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q2 1:29 · CHA 71-52 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
