⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 10:36 · POR 33-27 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 4:20 · POR 45-41 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 7:54 · POR 35-37 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
