⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 17-6 off them
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 from level to 8 points up
Q3 9:21 · POR 67-59 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:01 · POR 25-25 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:01 · POR 67-67 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
