⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 36 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q1 5:32 · CHA 35-14 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q3 7:50 · CHA 81-58 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen McDaniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:30 · CHA 69-53 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q3 3:34 · CHA 90-70 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
