⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 39 from three
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 24-14 off them
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
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
- Steal
Bol Bol stole it from Gary Trent Jr.
Q4 2:03 · DEN 111-118 POR
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Bol Bol defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:10 · DEN 108-112 POR
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:49 · DEN 112-118 POR
- Turnover
PJ Dozier out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:45 · DEN 115-123 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 5:34 · DEN 20-23 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 4:10 · DEN 108-118 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:00 · DEN 108-112 POR
- Turnover
Gary Trent Jr. bad pass
Q4 2:03 · DEN 111-118 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 23 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
