⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 17 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44
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 cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 3:01 · NO 74-96 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q2 4:15 · NO 37-70 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |








