⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 19 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 44 points inside to 22- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:59 · POR 8-4 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 0:31 · POR 37-24 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 4:37 · POR 80-62 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Al-Farouq Aminu technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:22 · POR 44-33 CHA
- Technical
Evan Turner technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:54 · POR 71-57 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:15 · POR 51-48 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses technical free throw
Q3 4:54 · POR 71-57 CHA
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
