⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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
Made fifteen threes to their five- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:10 · POR 11-3 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 7:22 · POR 78-63 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 6:05 · POR 105-81 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:16 · POR 59-57 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 2:45 · POR 112-94 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
