⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 33-19 off them- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 48
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 5:18 · DEN 28-14 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 10:00 · DEN 98-82 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:00 · DEN 48-45 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 2:38 · DEN 82-73 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
