⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 54 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀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 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:03 · DEN 20-8 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 7:24 · DEN 44-28 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · DEN 94-86 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 10 |
