⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 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
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q2 1:23 · POR 66-55 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 6:22 · POR 78-66 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · POR 105-98 DEN
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:09 · POR 108-100 DEN
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
Q4 0:13 · POR 118-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:35 · POR 49-50 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:31 · POR 86-82 DEN
- Steal
Kenneth Faried stole it from Arron Afflalo
Q4 0:13 · POR 118-111 DEN
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Kenneth Faried defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:45 · POR 105-98 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
