⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their nine
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 5:33 · POR 85-76 NO
- Steal
Deni Avdija stole it from Derik Queen
Q4 2:14 · POR 111-105 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:02 · POR 106-103 NO
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover
Q4 3:38 · POR 106-103 NO
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:22 · POR 107-103 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:11 · POR 35-38 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:35 · POR 39-48 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray offensive foul
Q4 3:50 · POR 106-103 NO
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray offensive foul turnover
Q4 3:50 · POR 106-103 NO
- Turnover
Derik Queen lost ball turnover
Q4 2:14 · POR 111-105 NO
📊The numbers
| POR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 20 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |









