⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 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 18-0 run took them from 7 down to 11 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:59 · POR 32-33 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:36 · POR 0-8 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 5:01 · POR 13-24 DEN
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 7 down to 11 up
Q3 11:23 · POR 56-67 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
