⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 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, 60 rebounds to 44- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 12
- A 16-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 41 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:00 · DEN 28-15 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 11:26 · DEN 59-36 POR
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 41
Q4 4:22 · DEN 109-68 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 10:29 · DEN 84-65 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 14 | Blocks | 12 |
