⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:46 · DEN 20-12 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 2:11 · DEN 55-37 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:35 · DEN 89-81 POR
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:39 · DEN 93-86 POR
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 1:47 · DEN 99-91 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:49 · DEN 73-68 POR
- Steal
Brandon Roy stole it from Steve Blake
Q4 1:47 · DEN 99-91 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:44 · DEN 20-14 POR
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses technical free throw
Q4 6:35 · DEN 89-81 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · DEN 101-94 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
