⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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 sixteen threes to their five- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 30
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 56
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 3-point lead to 12
Q2 5:48 · POR 55-43 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 3:31 · POR 83-69 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 1:42 · POR 116-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Steve Blake flagrant foul type 1 (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
Q4 7:13 · POR 96-84 DEN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Steve Blake and Kenneth Faried
Q4 7:13 · POR 96-83 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:28 · POR 57-52 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
