⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-3Q122-22
-5Q215-16
+2Q330-23
+4Q427-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
Key battles
13%Three-point accuracy45%
1Threes made5
15Offensive rebounds8
31Free throws made19
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
