⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 11:41 · POR 28-24 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · POR 90-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Greg Oden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · POR 94-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Greg Oden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · POR 94-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 2:51 · POR 17-24 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:12 · POR 39-39 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · POR 89-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:56 · POR 34-31 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 38 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
