⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-3Q122-23
-1Q223-23
+6Q332-24
+11Q432-20
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
Key battles
1Blocks8
16Points off turnovers9
42Points in the paint26
56Rebounds36
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 3:01 · DEN 107-86 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
