⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:20 · POR 19-12 CHA
- Ties it
Robert Williams III hit a 3-foot alley oop dunk, Deni Avdija with the assist
Q4 2:51 · POR 95-95 CHA
- Go-ahead
Toumani Camara hit a 26-foot three jumper, Deni Avdija with the assist
Q4 2:12 · POR 98-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Williams III bad pass turnover
Q4 1:00 · POR 98-99 CHA
- Turnover
Jerami Grant offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:12 · POR 98-99 CHA
- Turnover
Toumani Camara out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:08 · POR 98-101 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 4:50 · POR 50-40 CHA
- Lead
LaMelo Ball hit a 12-foot floating jump shot
Q4 2:28 · POR 95-97 CHA
- Winner
Miles Bridges hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:18 · POR 98-99 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:21 · POR 89-92 CHA
- Goaltend
Moussa Diabate defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:35 · POR 93-95 CHA
📊The numbers
| POR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |







