⏱️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
+2Q126-23
-5Q219-26
+5Q325-19
+2Q427-22
▼ 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, 37 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
Key battles
2Blocks8
10Fast break points4
24Free throws made12
14Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
