⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 5:07 · DEN 21-15 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:37 · DEN 35-30 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q1 4:48 · DEN 13-15 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:37 · DEN 9-12 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:48 · DEN 13-15 POR
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses technical free throw
Q2 3:45 · DEN 48-39 POR
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses technical free throw
Q3 7:22 · DEN 65-62 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
