⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:22 · DEN 28-25 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 9:06 · DEN 58-50 POR
- Winner
Rodney White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:09 · DEN 79-78 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ryan Bowen Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 2:25 · DEN 20-18 POR
- Turnover
Vincent Yarbrough Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 0:18 · DEN 82-81 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:01 · DEN 76-74 POR
- Ties it
Derek Anderson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Scottie Pippen.
Q4 1:27 · DEN 78-78 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q1 2:25 · DEN 20-19 POR
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Ryan Bowen.
Q4 2:46 · DEN 78-76 POR
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:12 · DEN 78-76 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 0 | Threes made | 4 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
