⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 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
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 from level to 10 points up
Q2 1:09 · CHA 56-46 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q4 11:26 · CHA 91-74 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 8:48 · CHA 7-13 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |








