⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:13 · POR 67-67 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 2:27 · POR 25-32 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
