⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 30
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 29-10 off them
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 28
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · POR 8-2 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 8:26 · POR 19-6 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 7:28 · POR 71-63 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 4:11 · POR 104-98 DEN
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 2:09 · POR 104-100 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Danilo Gallinari stole it from Wesley Matthews
Q4 2:09 · POR 104-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson lost ball
Q4 2:04 · POR 104-100 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · POR 107-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 16 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
