⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third 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
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eight- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 33-15 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 0:09 · POR 39-28 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
