⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 15 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
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 42
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:37 · DEN 12-8 POR
- Winner
Earl Boykins made 8 ft running jumper.
Q4 2:11 · DEN 107-106 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q4 1:13 · DEN 109-108 POR
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Turnover
Q4 1:13 · DEN 109-108 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Damon Stoudamire made driving layup.
Q4 2:54 · DEN 105-106 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Miles Non-unsportsmanlike Technical. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q2 9:29 · DEN 27-35 POR
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 6:58 · DEN 33-46 POR
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Traveling
Q4 1:00 · DEN 109-108 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
