⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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, 39 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, three of eleven
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 5:18 · DEN 27-19 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:28 · DEN 53-47 POR
- Steal
Nene Hilario stole it from Travis Outlaw
Q4 0:25 · DEN 97-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Linas Kleiza offensive foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)
Q4 2:14 · DEN 92-87 POR
- Turnover
Linas Kleiza turnover
Q4 2:14 · DEN 92-87 POR
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · DEN 92-87 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Roy offensive foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · DEN 92-87 POR
- Turnover
Brandon Roy turnover
Q4 1:47 · DEN 92-87 POR
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw lost ball
Q4 0:25 · DEN 97-89 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
