⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-15 off them
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 68
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:04 · NO 30-25 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:31 · NO 51-45 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:17 · NO 41-42 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 5:25 · NO 51-56 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
