⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+11Q138-28
+7Q236-28
-3Q326-29
-3Q432-35
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three
Key battles
15Threes made8
48%Three-point accuracy35%
27Assists22
36Rebounds41
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
