⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+1Q122-16
+2Q228-25
-1Q331-31
+6Q426-19
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 26-11 off them- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
10Steals2
26Points off turnovers11
11Turnovers21
7Blocks3
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
