⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 51
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:26 · NO 64-49 POR
- Go-ahead
JJ Redick hit a 25-foot three jumper, Lonzo Ball with the assist
Q4 2:05 · NO 117-116 POR
- Go-ahead
Lonzo Ball hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brandon Ingram with the assist
Q4 1:32 · NO 120-119 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
Q4 4:53 · NO 108-109 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Damian Lillard hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 1:46 · NO 117-119 POR
- Go-ahead
Derrick Jones Jr. hit a two point shot, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 0:28 · NO 122-123 POR
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 0:16 · NO 124-125 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Covington bad pass
Q4 2:09 · NO 114-116 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 1:19 · NO 120-119 POR
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
