⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:14 · NO 31-30 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:07 · NO 102-108 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:10 · NO 109-114 POR
- Turnover
Jeremiah Fears bad pass
Q4 1:59 · NO 112-118 POR
- Turnover
Herbert Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:39 · NO 115-123 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 9:32 · NO 63-74 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 4:00 · NO 78-92 POR
- Steal
Shaedon Sharpe stole it from Jeremiah Fears
Q4 1:59 · NO 112-118 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Toumani Camara out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:40 · NO 115-123 POR
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |








