⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+3Q121-22
+2Q223-24
+9Q329-19
0Q424-23
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-15 off them- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
Key battles
2Threes made7
20%Three-point accuracy33%
8Steals4
24Points off turnovers15
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 12 |
