⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 6 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
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 29-17 off them
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
- Lead
Damian Lillard hit a 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:31 · POR 102-100 DEN
- Lead
CJ McCollum hit a 26-foot three jumper, Maurice Harkless with the assist
OT 3:07 · POR 107-104 DEN
- Winner
Rodney Hood hit a 25-foot threeer, CJ McCollum with the assist
4OT 0:18 · POR 138-136 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Maurice Harkless misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:04 · POR 100-100 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
3OT 3:50 · POR 120-121 DEN
- Turnover
CJ McCollum bad pass
3OT 0:53 · POR 125-127 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 1:45 · POR 48-51 DEN
- Ties it
Jamal Murray hit a 26-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
OT 2:16 · POR 107-107 DEN
- Go-ahead
Gary Harris hit a 27-foot three jumper, Will Barton with the assist
3OT 4:25 · POR 120-121 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:43 · POR 100-100 DEN
- Turnover
Paul Millsap bad pass
Q4 0:00 · POR 102-102 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
OT 1:18 · POR 107-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 76 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
