⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 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
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 29- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 36 in the fourth quarter
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 7:27 · POR 35-49 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 4:06 · POR 85-109 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Nassir Little technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:52 · POR 35-57 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 3:40 · POR 12-30 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q2 2:59 · POR 35-60 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 36
Q4 2:27 · POR 85-121 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q2 0:52 · POR 35-57 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
