⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-4Q122-27
-3Q227-27
-8Q317-25
+5Q432-28
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
Key battles
24%Three-point accuracy53%
14Offensive rebounds5
7Steals13
4Threes made8
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
