⏱️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, 7 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 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 7:07 · POR 12-11 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 6:43 · POR 74-60 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 10:04 · POR 96-80 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · POR 110-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:26 · POR 45-44 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:52 · POR 96-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:12 · POR 98-93 DEN
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried offensive foul (Al-Farouq Aminu draws the foul)
Q4 2:55 · POR 100-93 DEN
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried turnover
Q4 2:55 · POR 100-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
