⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-5Q127-26
-6Q226-28
-5Q321-23
+8Q424-15
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 22-12 off them
Key battles
22%Three-point accuracy50%
3Blocks0
14Steals7
22Points off turnovers12
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
