⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their fifteen- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 46 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 56
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:40 · POR 33-33 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q4 10:46 · POR 104-85 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 5:37 · POR 17-26 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 24 | Threes made | 15 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
