⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 31 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 20-9 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up 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
- Lead
Anfernee Simons hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:24 · POR 101-99 NO
- Lead
Anfernee Simons hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · POR 102-101 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul
Q3 0:56 · POR 82-70 NO
- Technical
Jabari Walker technical foul
Q4 11:10 · POR 84-78 NO
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:52 · POR 103-103 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:26 · POR 68-65 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q4 9:21 · POR 91-97 NO
- Winner
Brandon Ingram hit a 17-foot two point shot
Q4 0:05 · POR 103-105 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Zion Williamson technical foul
Q2 2:38 · POR 44-31 NO
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul
Q3 8:00 · POR 58-51 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson turnover
Q4 1:05 · POR 103-103 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
