⏱️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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
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 Traveling
Q4 4:20 · POR 86-91 DEN
- Turnover
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Lost Ball. Stolen by Nene Hilario.
Q4 3:47 · POR 86-91 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 3:53 · POR 51-60 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q4 6:33 · POR 86-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Lost Ball. Stolen by Viktor Khryapa.
Q4 4:00 · POR 86-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · POR 95-101 DEN
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · POR 95-101 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
