⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 10:15 · POR 85-78 DEN
- Lead
Travis Outlaw hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 1:47 · POR 94-92 DEN
- Winner
James Jones hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · POR 95-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 · POR 89-86 DEN
- Turnover
James Jones bad pass
Q4 3:00 · POR 92-90 DEN
- Missed FT
James Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · POR 94-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 2:10 · POR 50-52 DEN
- Ties it
Eduardo Najera hit a tip shot
Q4 2:50 · POR 92-92 DEN
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup
Q4 1:27 · POR 94-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:15 · POR 76-78 DEN
- Turnover
Eduardo Najera turnover
Q4 0:52 · POR 94-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
