⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:02 · POR 24-17 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 9:41 · POR 40-31 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 11:36 · POR 101-77 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:20 · POR 0-8 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |




