⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, fifteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 29-9 off them- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:48 · DEN 11-2 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:05 · DEN 29-18 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 0:19 · DEN 99-74 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Eduardo Najera Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 1:10 · DEN 29-23 POR
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Double Technical Foul. Shareef Abdur-Rahim gains possession.
Q2 6:20 · DEN 41-41 POR
- Technical
Francisco Elson Double Technical Foul. Joel Przybilla gains possession.
Q3 7:48 · DEN 71-59 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 4:54 · DEN 103-92 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Joel Przybilla Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 11:07 · DEN 59-53 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
