⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 64
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:54 · NO 16-10 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:25 · NO 24-12 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q2 1:50 · NO 77-54 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 28
Q4 7:46 · NO 117-89 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 3:17 · NO 124-102 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
