⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 28-16 off them
- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to seven
- Made four threes to their ten
- They shot well above their usual, ten of 23 from three
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 7 down to 1 up
Q3 1:30 · POR 92-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:18 · POR 99-99 DEN
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:47 · POR 100-99 DEN
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:47 · POR 100-99 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:28 · POR 37-46 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 2:10 · POR 52-61 DEN
- Go-ahead
Randy Foye hit a two point shot
Q4 1:00 · POR 104-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Back court turnover
Q4 4:00 · POR 100-99 DEN
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler offensive foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
Q4 3:21 · POR 100-99 DEN
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson traveling
Q4 2:53 · POR 102-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
