โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their thirteen
Shot well above their usual, 21 of 47 from three
Key battles
๐Good 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 6:57 ยท POR 22-10 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 9:08 ยท POR 56-32 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q2 5:59 ยท POR 68-40 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norman Powell bad pass
Q4 1:21 ยท POR 118-110 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Miles Bridges stole it from Norman Powell
Q4 1:21 ยท POR 118-110 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 21 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |








