⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their five
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 37
Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 14
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 10:13 · POR 16-4 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 2:33 · POR 67-39 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 46-point lead to 55
Q4 8:07 · POR 131-76 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:41 · POR 16-12 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 20 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 37 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |






