⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 7:56 · POR 96-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 1:22 · POR 100-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:55 · POR 41-36 DEN
- Steal
Evan Fournier stole it from Nicolas Batum
Q4 1:22 · POR 100-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · POR 100-93 DEN
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · POR 100-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
