⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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 eighteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 32 from three
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 54
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 6:59 · POR 18-7 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:35 · POR 66-67 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 1:25 · POR 79-73 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
CJ McCollum lost ball turnover
Q4 2:10 · POR 90-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:41 · POR 93-99 DEN
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 0:08 · POR 100-108 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 4:43 · POR 19-16 DEN
- Steal
Gary Harris stole it from CJ McCollum
Q4 2:10 · POR 90-97 DEN
- Steal
Will Barton stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 0:08 · POR 100-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:45 · POR 90-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · POR 96-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
