⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+7Q126-20
-2Q224-28
-2Q328-31
+2Q419-17
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 29-17 off them
Key battles
7Steals15
21Turnovers11
17Points off turnovers29
6Blocks4
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
