⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:43 · POR 22-20 DEN
- Steal
Zach Randolph stole it from J.R. Smith
Q4 2:46 · POR 88-82 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 1:49 · POR 90-84 DEN
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · POR 90-86 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:33 · POR 4-12 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:33 · POR 26-30 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith lost ball
Q4 2:46 · POR 88-82 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
