⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 47 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 8:01 · CHA 94-77 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kon Knueppel misses technical free throw
Q1 0:45 · CHA 25-16 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tiago Splitter technical foul
Q1 0:45 · CHA 25-16 POR
- Technical
Donovan Clingan technical foul
Q3 7:47 · CHA 60-47 POR
📊The numbers
| CHA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
