⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-14Q126-38
-1Q227-30
+10Q332-23
+5Q427-22
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three
Key battles
6Threes made14
27%Three-point accuracy47%
19Assists28
16Free throws made19
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
