⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:32 · DEN 30-27 POR
- Lead
Paul Millsap hit a tip shot
Q4 2:29 · DEN 108-106 POR
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a two point shot
Q4 1:07 · DEN 110-108 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:47 · DEN 8-17 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:42 · DEN 42-44 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:16 · DEN 56-60 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
