⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+5Q131-28
-6Q215-22
+12Q334-25
+4Q429-26
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three
- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy20%
10Threes made3
6Offensive rebounds14
29Free throws made18
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
