⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 88 points inside to 62
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 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:43 · NO 86-79 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 10:35 · NO 113-101 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 7:05 · NO 126-105 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
James Borrego technical foul
Q2 4:12 · NO 58-57 POR
- Technical
Herbert Jones technical foul
Q2 0:01 · NO 70-65 POR
- Technical
Herbert Jones technical foul
Q2 0:01 · NO 70-66 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaedon Sharpe technical foul
Q2 5:17 · NO 53-52 POR
- Missed FT
Shaedon Sharpe misses technical free throw
Q2 4:12 · NO 58-57 POR
- Technical
Double technical foul - Javonte Cooke and Jeremiah Fears
Q4 0:52 · NO 141-118 POR
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 36 | Assists | 27 |
| 88 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
