⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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
A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29 in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 7:29 · POR 33-18 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29
Q2 3:24 · POR 52-23 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 37
Q3 8:01 · POR 63-26 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q3 6:02 · POR 61-26 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
