⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joel Przybilla Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 4:01 · POR 83-82 DEN
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:35 · POR 84-83 DEN
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · POR 97-92 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:47 · POR 83-82 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Lost Ball. Stolen by Ruben Patterson.
Q4 3:28 · POR 83-82 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Turnover
Q4 3:00 · POR 84-83 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
