⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 11 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
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 10- A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 10:12 · POR 55-36 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q2 2:49 · POR 76-49 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 35
Q3 4:35 · POR 101-66 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 9:41 · POR 76-58 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q3 0:30 · POR 101-76 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 16 | Blocks | 2 |
