⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 16
- Went cold from three, seven of 22
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up in the first 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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:30 · POR 10-6 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:18 · POR 27-28 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 10:26 · POR 79-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 · POR 83-77 DEN
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · POR 84-80 DEN
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · POR 85-80 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up
Q1 3:56 · POR 16-28 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:29 · POR 45-55 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario traveling
Q4 4:43 · POR 81-76 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul)
Q4 3:08 · POR 84-77 DEN
- Turnover
Al Harrington bad pass
Q4 2:38 · POR 84-77 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
