⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 16 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 35-7 off them- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 39
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lorinza Harrington Bad Pass. Stolen by Ruben Patterson.
Q4 2:28 · DEN 82-81 POR
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Lost Ball. Stolen by Zachary Randolph.
Q4 1:25 · DEN 82-83 POR
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Bad Pass. Stolen by Ruben Patterson.
Q4 1:09 · DEN 82-85 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:45 · DEN 19-17 POR
- Winner
Ruben Patterson made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Zachary Randolph.
Q4 2:21 · DEN 82-83 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 3:34 · DEN 82-87 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:43 · DEN 84-88 POR
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels Out of Bounds
Q4 0:37 · DEN 84-88 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 0 | Threes made | 3 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
