⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their four- They went cold, four 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:34 · POR 33-31 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:52 · POR 56-57 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
JJ Redick misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · POR 94-101 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · POR 94-102 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 15 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
