⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 8 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
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Made four threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:18 · POR 34-35 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 8:23 · POR 5-18 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q2 1:32 · POR 52-64 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 1:54 · POR 69-86 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 17 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
