⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 29 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:16 · NO 58-54 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses technical free throw
Q1 8:06 · NO 13-6 POR
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
