⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 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
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:47 · POR 10-3 DEN
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:05 · POR 97-97 DEN
- Lead
Wesley Matthews hit a 24-foot three jumper, Brandon Roy with the assist
OT 3:31 · POR 100-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:51 · POR 104-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 5:58 · POR 60-64 DEN
- Ties it
Arron Afflalo hit a 24-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
OT 1:37 · POR 104-104 DEN
- Lead
Arron Afflalo hit a 13-foot jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
OT 1:00 · POR 104-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson offensive foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)
OT 3:51 · POR 97-97 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson turnover
OT 3:51 · POR 97-97 DEN
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
OT 0:37 · POR 105-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
