⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:13 · DEN 47-44 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 6:52 · DEN 70-63 POR
- Lead
Andre Iguodala hit a 24-foot three jumper, Andre Miller with the assist
OT 3:51 · DEN 104-101 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:01 · DEN 114-111 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:42 · DEN 27-32 POR
- Ties it
Wesley Matthews hit a 24-foot three jumper, LaMarcus Aldridge with the assist
Q4 0:32 · DEN 99-99 POR
- Ties it
Nicolas Batum hit a driving dunk, LaMarcus Aldridge with the assist
OT 4:18 · DEN 101-101 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews offensive foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)
Q4 4:56 · DEN 91-86 POR
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
OT 2:31 · DEN 104-103 POR
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson turnover
OT 2:31 · DEN 104-103 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
