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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 36 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 117 |
 Pelicans | 27 | 36 | 41 | 34 | 138 |
PORTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 44-9347.3% | 7-2924.1% | 22-2878.6% | 40 | 21 | 14 |
| NOP | 49-9253.3% | 14-3441.2% | 26-3281.3% | 50 | 40 | 13 |
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New Orleans Pelicans138| 34 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +10 | −2.7 | ||||||||
| 29 | 16 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | +16 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 28 | 31, Career high (his best before, 24) | 10-17 | 0-1 | 11-14 | 0 | +25 | +13.9 | |||||||
| 26 | 17 | 7-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +9 | +7.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +14 | +0.7 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | −0.8 | |||||||
| 23 | 13 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +2.4 | |||||
| 21 | 20 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.8 | ||||
| 17 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.1 | |||
| 11 | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +3.8 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.7 | ||||
| Team | 138 | 49-9253.3% | 14-3441.2% | 50 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 26-3281.3% | 14 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 59 points on 18 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Brandon Ingram (injury/illness); Jahlil Okafor (coach’s decision).
Portland Trail Blazers117| 30 | 20 | 7-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −2.1 | |||||
| 29 | 20 | 6-16 | 0-4 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −16 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 17 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | −24 | +4.6 | |||||||
| 26 | 18 | 8-16 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | −7.6 | |||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.6 | |||||
| 14 | 12 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +2.8 | ||||
| 10 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.0 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.1 | |||||
| Team | 117 | 44-9347.3% | 7-2924.1% | 40 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 22-2878.6% | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 35 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Nassir Little and Rodney Hood (injury/illness).
Pelicans138Trail Blazers117ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Zion Williamson scored a career-high 31 points (20 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans rallied from 16 points down in the first quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 138-117.
The Pelicans trailed 31-15 with 3:08 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Trail Blazers 123-86 the rest of the way.
JJ Redick scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench.
For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard had 20 points and 6 assists, and CJ McCollum added 20 points.
The Pelicans shot 53.3% from the field and 41.2% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 47.3% and 24.1%. They had 40 assists on 49 baskets and outscored them 35-13 on the fast break. The Pelicans’ starters outscored the Trail Blazers 39-28 in 12 minutes together.
New Orleans PelicansPortland Trail BlazersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
112 points from the field on 92 shots: 10.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 29-39 | 74.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-9 | 55.6% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 1-10 | 10.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-28 | 39.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Whiteside | 33 | 15 | 4-10 | +4 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| CJ McCollum | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Trevor Ariza | 5 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Trent Jr. | 20 | 3 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Anfernee Simons | 11 | 6 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Damian Lillard | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| CJ McCollum | 3 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 8 | 2-3 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 18 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Damian Lillard | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Trevor Ariza | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
POR
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Anthony 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Trent Jr. 1 AST)
Q1 4:13
10.1%
40→29
Favors 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Ball 6 AST)
Q3 4:06
9.8%
82→92
McCollum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q2 1:10
9.3%
46→37
Whiteside 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (8 PTS) (Lillard 2 AST)
Q1 6:20
9.0%
58→49
Gabriel Cutting Dunk Shot (3 PTS) (Swanigan 1 AST)
Q1 2:30
9.0%
30→21
