⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:33 · DEN 20-12 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 3:09 · DEN 34-18 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 5:05 · DEN 70-60 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:16 · DEN 15-12 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses technical free throw
Q1 6:16 · DEN 15-12 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
