⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 7
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
- Go-ahead
Juan Dixon hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 2:23 · POR 92-90 DEN
- Lead
Juan Dixon hit a 23-foot jumper
Q4 1:42 · POR 94-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 2:50 · POR 89-88 DEN
- Turnover
Juan Dixon offensive foul (Greg Buckner draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · POR 94-94 DEN
- Turnover
Juan Dixon turnover
Q4 1:23 · POR 94-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:51 · POR 71-71 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:01 · POR 85-84 DEN
- Winner
Greg Buckner hit a 24-foot three jumper, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 1:13 · POR 94-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin turnover
Q4 4:24 · POR 85-84 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller traveling
Q4 3:00 · POR 89-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
