⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 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, 7 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
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:00 · POR 31-25 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q2 6:52 · POR 46-34 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · POR 100-92 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 9:10 · POR 31-34 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:07 · POR 47-44 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin turnover
Q4 2:27 · POR 92-87 DEN
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · POR 95-87 DEN
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:07 · POR 99-92 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
