⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 31 from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 2:23 · CHA 89-91 POR
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from Evan Turner
Q4 0:58 · CHA 91-92 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard traveling
Q4 3:44 · CHA 87-91 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 2:08 · CHA 37-49 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 3:16 · CHA 64-74 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 11:34 · CHA 67-83 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 2:23 · CHA 89-91 POR
- Turnover
Evan Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · CHA 91-92 POR
- Turnover
Evan Turner out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:32 · CHA 91-92 POR
📊The numbers
| CHA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 3 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Steals | 20 |
| 21 | Blocks | 21 |
