⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- A 16-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:42 · POR 116-117 NO
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · POR 125-124 NO
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · POR 124-124 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 6:57 · POR 35-51 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 2:55 · POR 74-91 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · POR 121-124 NO
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · POR 121-124 NO
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:04 · POR 123-124 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 18 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 38 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
