⏱️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 Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 39
Key battles
1Steals5
3Fast break points7
11%Three-point accuracy15%
2Threes made4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 3:23 · DEN 85-89 POR
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DEN 95-98 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 1:56 · DEN 72-74 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |