⏱️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 and stayed there.
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
Made fourteen threes to their no- They went cold, no of 22 from three
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 74
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 9:51 · POR 78-67 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 3:03 · POR 97-87 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:57 · POR 69-65 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala turnover
Q4 1:00 · POR 97-89 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 0 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
