⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen- Made two threes to their eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:37 · POR 75-69 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dale Davis Double Technical Foul. Nene Hilario gains possession.
Q2 3:15 · POR 45-49 DEN
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Bad Pass. Stolen by Nene Hilario.
Q4 4:20 · POR 90-96 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 1:57 · POR 47-61 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 4:41 · POR 90-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Pope Technical Foul
Q3 5:31 · POR 69-69 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
