⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 4:25 · DEN 28-20 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 11:25 · DEN 39-25 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 3:44 · DEN 58-41 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:34 · DEN 61-43 POR
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 8:00 · DEN 101-80 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 9:01 · DEN 41-33 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 10:50 · DEN 96-76 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Meyers Leonard flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:00 · DEN 100-80 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
