⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse 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 eighteen, and outscored them 19-8 off them
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:55 · DEN 10-8 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:57 · DEN 30-25 POR
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony made 20 ft Two Point Shot.
OT 4:20 · DEN 96-94 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Bad Pass. Stolen by Darius Miles.
Q4 4:18 · DEN 85-82 POR
- Turnover
Andre Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Darius Miles.
Q4 2:20 · DEN 89-87 POR
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:34 · DEN 89-89 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Darius Miles made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 1:42 · DEN 89-89 POR
- Go-ahead
Derek Anderson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:14 · DEN 90-92 POR
- Lead
Zach Randolph made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:08 · DEN 92-94 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:35 · DEN 90-92 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 3:20 · DEN 98-94 POR
- Turnover
Darius Miles Lost Ball. Stolen by Marcus Camby.
OT 1:40 · DEN 102-95 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
