⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:11 · POR 20-15 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 0:27 · POR 83-70 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick Jones Jr. misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 4:08 · POR 49-40 NO
- Missed FT
Enes Kanter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · POR 96-90 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:01 · POR 75-70 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eric Bledsoe flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:08 · POR 49-40 NO
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 4:48 · POR 88-81 NO
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · POR 96-89 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 11 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
